I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Jiang Weiguo lit a cigarette and looked at Xiao Yao who was also in the office.

Xiao Yao nodded.

"Tell the Japanese military, I agree!" Jiang Weiguo ordered Yi Shuihan, "Also tell the Japanese military, I hope they can calm down the chaos in India and turn the tide of war in Australia. China will still be Japan's most steadfast resource warehouse And arsenals, what Japan and the Japanese army need, and how much they need, China will give what and how much, of course, China is not rich after all, the Japanese government still has to give the money that should be given!"

"Okay, I'll handle it right away!" Yi Shuihan saluted Jiang Weiguo, and hurriedly pushed the door out.

Only Jiang Weiguo and Xiao Yao were left in the office.

Jiang Weiguo took a deep breath on the cigarette, and exhaled a long smoke ring: "Military division, I really hope that the second Sino-Japanese war will break out early, so that I can concentrate on doing what I want and what I should do." Things are over, no need to get into domestic troubles.

I would rather face the millions of Japanese troops than face domestic chaos!"

Xiao Yao nodded: "Yes, on the battlefield, the enemy is the enemy, and one's family is one's own family, and bullets can only be shot from the front, but in the chaotic situation in the country, the enemy may be one's own family, and one's family may be the enemy , the bullet is likely to be shot from behind, it is impossible to guard against!"

"It's easy to hide with open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows!" Jiang Weiguo sighed, "Military commander, my subordinates would actually hurt my family. I really feel...unbelievable! Why do such things? Hurting my family is Hurt me!"

"They don't think so at all. They are doing it for you and the country. They are absolutely loyal to you and the country. They think their actions are beneficial to you and the country!"

"Nonsense! They're not afraid that I want their heads?"

"They are already mentally prepared to be executed by you in your anger, hatred, and hatred, but they have no complaints or regrets, and they are willing to sacrifice their fame and honor for you!" Xiao Yao looked at Jiang Weiguo, " To die for you is actually not difficult, life is precious, but it can be sacrificed for faith, but for you, you will not hesitate to turn yourself into a sinner that you want to kill, and completely destroy your own name It is too difficult to sacrifice your integrity and honor, and even sacrifice your own conscience, far more than sacrifice your life, but there are still people who can do it.

Think about it with your heart, director, you can sacrifice your life for the motherland, that is, turn yourself into a dead person for the motherland, can you do it?However, can you sacrifice your reputation, honor, and conscience for the sake of the motherland, that is, let yourself be abandoned by the motherland and become a person who is notorious and scolded by your compatriots for the sake of the motherland? "

Jiang Weiguo sat motionless, only the smoke from the cigarette was floating, and after a while, he said helplessly: "I can't do it.

To die for the country, although I am afraid of death, I can still do it, but for the sake of the country, I cannot become a scum that everyone despises.

The former, I died for the country, and the history books will record that "Jiang Weiguo is a hero", while the latter, I died for the country, but the history books will record that "Jiang Weiguo is an eternal sinner, scum, and scum", I can't rest in peace!Losing fame is [-] times more painful than losing life! Then he became a little irritated, "Military division, you have talked so much, what exactly do you want to say?" "

Xiao Yao once again showed a meaningful expression, and his tone became intriguing: "The Japanese emperor was basically a symbol without real power before the Meiji Restoration, but the Meiji Emperor took back real power during the Meiji Restoration, making the Emperor a The real ruler of Japan, then, Emperor Meiji died of illness, and Emperor Taisho, who was sickly and mentally weak, succeeded to the throne, resulting in a vacuum period in which the emperor was unable to control power. During the Meiji period, Japan developed rapidly and defeated Nissin against the outside world. The war and the Russo-Japanese War led to the rise of a group of military leaders, consortiums, and clans in the Japanese military, political, and business circles. They could be suppressed when Meiji was alive, but after Meiji died and Taizheng was weak, these military leaders, consortia, and clansmen Gradually mastered the real power in Japan. After the Taisho, Hirohito ascended the throne. After Hirohito succeeded to the throne, he found that most of Japan's military power, political power, and financial power were controlled by those senior officials. As for himself, he had been half-empty.

Of course, Hirohito was not reconciled, so he deliberately started to seize power. From the perspective of the overall situation, he used a gentle and gradual method, because if he used too rough and direct methods, he might arouse the anger of those senior ministers. Backlash, objectively speaking, Hirohito thought very carefully and the method was correct, but there is such a group of people who did not think so much, and this group of people is the "Imperial Dao faction".

The Huangdao faction is a radical faction in the Japanese military circle. They worship the emperor extremely and hate the senior ministers of Japan who "stolen" the emperor's power, so they later launched the "[-] Mutiny", using the most primitive and simple The method of assassination is to get rid of those senior ministers who stole the power of the emperor, return the power to Emperor Hirohito, and implement the "Showa Restoration" in their hearts, and Emperor Hirohito will lead them to carry out a comprehensive transformation of Japan.

You said, what was Hirohito's mentality after learning of the mutiny?It is certain that those members of the imperial way faction who launched the mutiny are absolutely loyal to Hirohito. Their purpose is the same as Hirohito’s own purpose. They are all to regain power from the control of the veteran ministers and return it to the emperor, Hirohito. It stands to reason that Hirohito should reward the Huangdao faction, but on the contrary, Hirohito immediately issued a suppression order, and he ordered the army without hesitation and ruthlessly to destroy those loyal to him.

Why?Because although the Emperor's Dao faction is loyal to Hirohito and has the same purpose as Hirohito, it objectively destroys Hirohito's overall plan and does a disservice to Hirohito. Hirohito cannot tolerate such loyal but stupid and smart subordinates.

The Huangdao faction is like the Boxers in the late Qing Dynasty. Although it is under the banner of patriotism, although the motivation for doing things is indeed patriotic, but its actions are outright harmful to the country. Such patriots and subordinates, no matter how loyal they are, It's all bad!"

Jiang Weiguo put out the cigarette butt in his hand, and lit a cigarette again: "I understand what you mean. In my army and my subordinates, there are also people similar to the members of the Emperor's Daoist sect!"

"There is even an organization similar to the Huangdao faction!" Xiao Yao nodded, "Director, in the past few years, you have made too many achievements for the country and the people. The fate of this country is obvious to all. Before you started your struggle, what did our country look like? Internal and external troubles, current situation turmoil, social chaos, powerful enemies outside are stalking and gnawing away, while internal warlords are divided, years of melee, economic depression, All industries are in depression, the people are in dire straits, the people are full of grievances, the people live in dire straits, and everything is corrupt and backward. In such a China, there is no way to talk about interests and dignity. The most terrible thing is that the people can't see hope, they can't see the country's prosperity The hope of prosperity, let alone the hope of being able to live a peaceful life with ample food and clothing, and living and working in peace and contentment, everyone is scrambling around in numbness, despair, and pain. The whole country is riddled with holes and devastated, but now? Because You, yes, it is because of you that the whole country has been completely reborn and has a new look, all the national humiliation has been washed away, all lost territories and interests have been recovered, and it has expanded its territory and become a great power, poor and weak It’s all a thing of the past, prosperity is the status quo, the country is strong, the people are also rich, and people’s lives are getting better and better. Here comes the hope.

Hope, this is the most precious thing, their hope is all given by you.

Therefore, many people scold you, but more people, countless people are grateful to you, respect you, worship you, and regard you as a figure like a wise king through the ages!"

Jiang Weiguo knows that he has countless "fans" now. The high-level executives may have different views on him, and the literati may have different praises and criticisms for him. However, in the army, especially in the Nanjing Army, almost everyone is his. There are more admirers than the Nanjing Army, and hundreds of millions of people worship him.

The vast majority of these people belong to the grassroots of society. Their cultural level is generally not high, they don't understand any major principles, and they are not interested in those major principles. When they think about problems, they are all based on the simplest and most simple logic of thinking: To live a better life, whoever is my benefactor is the "good emperor" of China.

To put it bluntly, the Chinese people's requirements are not high. They have a piece of land of their own, and after paying taxes, they can eat and clothe themselves warmly, marry a wife and have children. There are many benefits, such as allowing their children to go to school for free, allowing them to enjoy cheap medical treatment when they are sick, so that they will not starve to death when they are not working, and they are more grateful to Dade from the bottom of their hearts. Doing these causes that benefit hundreds of millions of people.

It is conceivable how many people worshiped Jiang Weiguo wholeheartedly, even fanatically worshiping Jiang Weiguo, just like the Germans were to Hitler and the Japanese were to the emperor at this time.

"So?" Jiang Weiguo smoked sullenly.

"So, some people think that you should take over the principal's class!" Xiao Yao said, "They think that the next leader must be you. They think that it is good for you as well as the country. They think that you cannot lose to that competitor.

These people fanatically worship you, firmly support you, and are willing to give everything for you, including life and fame. They may think that you are just pretending to be uninterested on the surface, but in fact you are hiding your power and biding your time, just like Emperor Yongzheng , when the nine sons seized the throne, Yongzheng had eight opponents in total, with great resistance and many obstacles, but he finally had the last laugh. What did he rely on?The first is talent, the second is strength, and the third is hidden means. During the period of the nine sons winning the throne, he deliberately made a posture of withdrawing from the battle, calling himself "the world's number one idler", thereby paralyzing his opponents, and at the same time accumulating strength in secret , Long-term layout, while using both sides to deceive the opponent, let the opponent not take him seriously, and did not concentrate on dealing with him, but when the other eight opponents were exhausted from fighting and their vitality was seriously injured, he decisively took advantage of the situation to make a move, thus Win in one fell swoop.

Director, those people probably think so, so they want to help you, and they are willing to be your abandoned son and scapegoat after you succeed; but they either think that you are really not interested, but they think this country They cannot do without you, and cannot let the good situation be ruined by others, and they cannot do without you psychologically, and hope to continue to accept your leadership, and it is a comprehensive leadership, so they want to promote You sit in that position and they firmly believe that they are working for the future of the country!"

"Competitors?" Jiang Weiguo felt that this word was the harshest in Xiao Yao's words.

Xiao Yao looked at Jiang Weiguo and didn't say anything, because everything was in silence.

Jiang Weiguo sighed, he felt an unprecedented pressure and an unprecedented... fear.

After Xiao Yao left, Jiang Weiguo sat in the office with a confused mind. Not long after, the door was pushed open, and Liu Wugou walked in. The expression on his face made Jiang Weiguo feel very strange, because it was a kind of calm, even a little tired look.

"Tell you something!" Liu Wugou walked beside Jiang Weiguo.

"Um!"

"I want to bring Xiao Yang and Xiao Wan to live in Hong Kong for a while.

Didn’t you take back Hong Kong, it’s now Chinese territory, it’s very easy to get in and out, and you don’t need to go through British customs!”

"Ah?" Jiang Weiguo was confused, "You want to move to Hong Kong with Xiaoyang and Xiaowan? Why?"

Liu Wugou lowered his face, his eyes were a little moist: "I miss my parents, and my parents also miss Xiaoyang and Xiaowan!"

"Didn't your father publicly state in the newspaper that he doesn't recognize me as a son-in-law and you as a daughter?"

"It's a done deal, and after such a long time, his anger has almost dissipated. Although he still doesn't want to see you now, you are you, filial piety and filial piety are two different things!"

"Oh, you're going to visit relatives in Hong Kong?"

Liu Wugou shook his head: "Actually, I'm moving. I will bring Xiaoyang and Xiaowan to live in Hong Kong for a long time!"

Jiang Weiguo felt baffled: "Are you full? Why do you have this idea?"

Liu Wugou looked at Jiang Weiguo with deep melancholy in his eyes: "What do you think?"

Jiang Weiguo's heart skipped a beat, realizing the reason, he couldn't help hugging Liu Wugou: "Don't be like this..."

Liu Wugou sighed: "I know I'm stupid. Ever since I was with you, I deliberately didn't think about that matter. Sometimes I also think about it. Forget it. Fourth aunt is just fourth aunt. Even if I’m not reconciled, it’s just my own emotions, I just need to overcome it, who told me that before I met you, you were already “snapped” by the elder sister, second sister, and third sister! Sigh, but now, the fourth aunt can’t do it Yes, the elder sister has reminded me, I want to avoid suspicion, but also to avoid danger, the elder sister is also planning to move to Taiwan for a temporary stay!"

Jiang Weiguo felt very sad when he heard it: "Then you still wanted to be with me?"

Liu Wugou smiled slightly, with an unprecedented gentle tone: "Who made you so good? Sigh! People like me, who have hoarsely waved the flag for women's rights for so many years, are actually shaking the tree by mayflies.

I have now understood that in terms of social status, men are superior to women and can be changed, but emotionally, women are always in a disadvantaged position.

Yuan Hongwei was really right when he mocked me at the beginning. I kept clamoring for equality between men and women, but in the end I willingly became your fourth concubine. It was like slapping myself in the face.

Okay, stop hugging me, I'm going to pack my things!"

After Liu Wugou left, Jiang Weiguo's mood became more and more depressed: "Damn it! Do I want to end up with my wife and children?"

Chapter 684 The storm continues (4)

Southern Taiwan, Kaohsiung Port.

Amid the sound of melodious sirens, two merchant ships entered the port together. One was flying the Chinese flag, coming from Nanyang in the south of Taiwan, and the other was flying the Japanese flag, coming from Japan in the north of Taiwan. Loaded and gone.

Chinese merchant ships from Nanyang were loaded with goods such as tea, cotton, silk, coffee, spices, perfume, wood, and medicinal materials, while Japanese merchant ships from Japan were loaded with aquatic products, handicraft products, and civil machinery produced in Japan. Products, books, shochu, sake and other goods, and when they leave, they will be loaded with Taiwan's cane sugar, bamboo products, fruits and other special products.

After Taiwan was recovered, it received the preferential treatment of "tax exemption for five years". In addition, Taiwan has an excellent geographical advantage, so it has become a transfer station for maritime trade between China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Sino-Japanese trade, China and China's subsidiary Most of China's trade, Japan and Japan's "Southern States" trade through Taiwan, making Taiwan's economy more prosperous, and people's living standards are rising and rising steadily.

The Chinese and Japanese merchant ships entering Kaohsiung Port leaned together intentionally or unintentionally. The crews were busy unloading and loading cargo. A wooden plank was placed between the two merchant ships. Walking on the wooden board, he walked onto the Chinese merchant ship without showing the mountains and water, and then entered the cabin.

Someone was already waiting in the cabin. It was Zeng Liwei, one of the main leaders sent by Jiang Weiguo to take care of the Golden Triangle.

"Mr. Zeng!" The Japanese saluted very politely.

"Mr. Tianoka, we are all acquaintances, don't be so polite, please sit down!" Zeng Liwei smiled and greeted Kazuo Shitaoka, the confidant of Yamaguchi Deng, the second-generation leader of the Japanese Yamaguchi-gumi, who entered the cabin (later became the third-generation Yamaguchi-gumi) acting head).

Tian Gang carried a suitcase and opened it in front of Zeng Liwei. Inside were brand-new US dollars: "500 million, please have a look!"

Zeng Liwei signaled to a subordinate next to him, and that subordinate immediately began counting and checking the banknotes skillfully. At the same time, Zeng Liwei also took out a suitcase and opened it in front of Tian Gang: "Your goods!"

Inside the suitcase were neatly packed bags of high-purity heroin.

Tian Gang weighed it skillfully, then frowned slightly: "Mr. Zeng, it seems that the quantity is a little less than the predetermined amount!"

Zeng Liwei nodded: "[-]% less, because the price has increased!"

"What?" Tian Gang was taken aback, then sullen, "Why the price increase?"

"Because your competitor, the Black Dragon Society, is also buying these things from us!" Zeng Liwei said with a smile, "Their bid is [-]% higher than yours, so naturally, we will also increase your price.

If you are not satisfied, you can suspend the transaction, anyway, the Black Dragon Society will buy whatever you don't buy.

There are more than 1 million people in Japan (more than 7000 million people in Japan, and more than 3000 million people in North Korea), what a big market!If you don't work harder, the Japanese market will be monopolized by the Black Dragon Society!"

Tian Gang suppressed his anger, and finally showed a blunt smile: "In this case, we understand and accept the price increase, and hope that the next batch of goods can double the quantity!"

"No problem at all!" Zeng Liwei laughed, "However, let me reiterate our principle, you can sell the goods we sell to you to Japan, or to the Philippines, Indonesia, India and other places, but absolutely not allowed Sold to China and China's dependent countries.

Remember, don't put your hand into our Chinese territory!"

"We understand!" Tian Gang picked up the suitcase full of heroin, saluted Zeng Liwei again, and left.

"Selling drugs to Japan, earning Japanese money, and killing Japanese people, is there any better business than this in the world?" Zeng Liwei couldn't help laughing.

In southern Vietnam, a large construction site is under construction somewhere on the outskirts of Saigon, Vietnam's second largest city.

A small group of people stood on a hillside near the construction site, looking at the construction site. They were all dressed in the same way, wearing Chinese tunic suits and hard hats. It was not difficult to see from their clothes and manners that some of them were officials. , some are businessmen, logically, when officials and businessmen are together, the businessman should nod and bow, and the officials boss around, but these people are just the opposite, the officials are full of smiles, and the businessmen are arrogant, because the officials among these people are all Vietnamese , the businessmen are all Chinese.

After Vietnam was "peacefully taken over" from France by the Nanjing Army, it was logical to restore its status as a vassal state of China. Master and servant.

"You all know it!" The leading Chinese businessman with a big belly and a red face seemed to be in high spirits, holding a map in his hand, "From here to here, and from there to here, draw this big circle with a red line. , Including this small lake, we have leased an entire 99 mu of land for a period of [-] years, and the funds will be in place in one step. You can rest assured that we will never buy or sell by force, and Zhongyue is a family now!" He waved his hand and pointed to the construction site in front of him, which meant pointing Jiangshan and scolding Fang Qiu, "Soon, you will see the world's largest Vietnamese perfume processing factory and the world's largest A Vietnamese spice plantation will rise here! It is conservatively estimated that after the official start at the end of the year, the production of your Vietnamese specialty spices and perfumes will be tripled next year alone! It will become the largest Vietnamese perfume base!"

"Good!" The rest of the Chinese businessmen at the scene applauded together and whispered excitedly, "In the perfume industry, French perfumes are famous all over the world, but most people don't know that the raw materials used in French perfumes are actually Vietnamese spices. The difference between French perfumes is very slight, and after simple improvement and purification, Vietnamese perfumes are no different from French perfumes!"

"Vietnamese perfume is very cheap, but French perfume is very expensive. Now that we have seized the origin of Vietnamese spices, we can monopolize the raw materials exclusively, and then continuously produce Vietnamese perfumes, and then put them on the market under the brand of French perfumes. At least thirty More than double the profit!"

"I don't know how many young ladies and wives in China regard French perfumes as daily necessities or even luxury goods that can be compared with each other. The domestic market alone is enough for us to make a lot of money, not to mention that we can also sell perfumes. To Japan, Germany, Italy and other countries, and even to the United States, this market prospect is really attractive!"

"That's right! The raw materials of French perfumes are Vietnamese spices. Vietnam was occupied by the French in the past, so the production of French perfumes is still not small, but now, the French have lost Vietnam, and there is no source of Vietnamese spices. Perfume is becoming more and more rare and expensive, and the price is rising all the way, which is an excellent business opportunity for us to make a fortune!"

The Chinese businessmen discussed happily, while the Vietnamese officials around them showed bitter expressions.

The leading official mustered up his courage and said: "Mr. Bai, this... we still have a few small difficulties!"

The leader of the Chinese businessman showed an impatient expression: "Isn't the contract already negotiated? What's the problem?"

"The place you rented is really too big, which has caused a lot of impact on the local residents. There are eight villages in the area where you plan to build factories and plantations. Most of the villagers are unwilling to move. We have done a lot of work. It's useless, the biggest reason is that the relocation fee you gave is a little... a little small... It makes us very embarrassed, and there are more than 5000 villagers in those eight villages!"

"Hmph! A group of thugs! Is one hundred yuan a family too small? What are you kidding! They are clearly taking the opportunity to blackmail! What are you doing for food? The government is still afraid of the people? You will not send the police to enforce the relocation! ? If they refuse to leave, drive them away! It’s useless to reason with your mouth, so use a stick to reason with them! Remember, troublemakers will be taught a lesson!”

"Mr. Bai, this is not good, is it? To be honest, one hundred yuan for a family is indeed a little less..."

"You Vietnamese really don't know what is good or bad! One hundred French coins can buy two cows and five acres of land in China! You can even get a wife in a remote place! They don't think so much? Are you Vietnamese worse than us Chinese? Have money? Tell them, if they don’t move out, the moving fee will be reduced to 50 yuan! If they don’t move out, you won’t send out the police, right? We’ll call out the security guards!”

"Mr. Bai, how can you do this? How can your security guards do anything to our people?"