At this time, it was at the headquarters of NHK Radio in Tokyo.

Ken Terashima, the head of the editorial section, tiptoed and trembled towards the president's office.

Ken Terashima was very anxious at the moment, because NHK had not done much to motivate the soldiers of the Imperial Army and the people in the country, and even had a counterproductive effect.

At least the atmosphere in Tokyo was much more depressing than it had been at the beginning of the war.

Although the main responsibility for this should never be borne by NHK, Ken Terashima fears that the officers of the War Department will be angry with their NHK radio!

This time, the president was called to the War Department, and it is very likely that he was going to be trained!

It's not enough to be trained, Ken Terashima is even more worried that NHK Radio will be ordered to close!

Once NHK is ordered to close, Ken Terashima will lose his job, which is tantamount to a catastrophe for the Terajima family!

With a feeling of anxiety, Ken Terashima knocked on the door twice, but there was no response, so he simply removed the wooden door by himself.

As soon as he opened the door, Ken Terashima saw President Eguchi Heiya sitting behind the Taipan desk, with a dull expression on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't even notice his arrival.

Seeing this, Ken Terashima's heart sank more and more.

"President? President! Ken Terashima shouted a few times, and Eguchi Taiya woke up like a dream.

"Uh-oh?" Eguchi Ping also woke up like a dream, and hurriedly said, "Terashima-kun, are you here?" ”

Seeing that Eguchi Tairaya was not giving up, Ken Terashima calmed down and said, "President, don't be too sad, just stop the business, with our ability, we won't really starve to death!" ”

"Out of business? Starve? Eguchi Heiya said with a blank face, "Terashima-kun, what are you talking about?" ”

Ken Terashima was surprised, "President, didn't Your Excellency the Vice President call you to the War Department to close our NHK radio station?" ”

"Of course not." Eguchi Heiya said, "How can His Excellency the Deputy Minister let us close the NHK!" ”

"Nani?" This time it was Ken Terashima's turn to be at a loss and asked, "What did Your Excellency ask you to do that time?" ”

"It's for the war in Nanjing." Speaking of business, Eguchi Heiya's face once again became solemn, and he said, "The deputy chief told me that the battle situation in Nanjing is not optimistic, mainly because the hundreds of thousands of officers and men of the imperial army who attacked Nanjing are very tired, especially mentally, and they are extremely tired, which has seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the troops. ”

"Hello!" Kenton Terashima said, "This is also to be expected. ”

"So." Heiya Eguchi said, "Your Excellency the Vice Minister hopes that we at NHK will continue to do the previous broadcasts and inspire the spirit and will of the front-line soldiers through one or several good programs!" ”

"Nani?" Ken Terashima was stunned and said, "Your Excellency the Deputy Minister actually asked us to continue to be the voice of the battlefield?" ”

Eguchi Heiya said: "To be exact, this is not the request of His Excellency the Deputy Minister, but the request of His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

"His Majesty's request?" Ken Terashima said, his body trembled slightly involuntarily, obviously, Ken Terashima was very excited to be able to get the attention of His Majesty the Emperor.

"So!" Heiya Eguchi said in a deep voice, "Not only do we have to resume the broadcast of the Voice of the Battlefield, but we also have to do it better than before, and I was worried about this just now." ”

After a pause, Eguchi Heiya said again: "What should I do to inspire the soldiers of the Imperial Army on the front line?" ”

Terashima said: "The suicide notes of Miss Inoue and Miss Tanaka before had a very good motivational effect, otherwise, how many more such suicide notes will I brew?" ”

"Yaga." Eguchi Heiya scolded, "This method has been used once, and it won't work the second time!" ”

Terashima Ken thought for a while, and then said, "The suicide note is not good, what about the family book?" I went to find a few family members, and then I managed to record a few touching recordings and then broadcast them on the show? After hearing the recording, the soldiers of the imperial army on the front line will definitely be touched mentally, and perhaps they can relieve their fatigue. ”

Eguchi Ping also shook his head and said: "This kind of spiritual encouragement, I'm afraid the effect is limited. ”

After a pause in this, Eguchi Heiya suddenly said, "Terashima-kun, can we motivate the soldiers of the Imperial Army on the front line from a material level?" ”

"Material incentives?" Ken Terashima was stunned and said, "Can this work?" ”

"Why not?" Eguchi Heiya said excitedly, "I remember that there is an old saying in China, that under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man, at this time, spiritual encouragement methods such as family letters and suicide notes are useless, only substantive, material stimulation, can really stimulate the fighting spirit of the front-line soldiers!" ”

……

After receiving a call from Heiya Eguchi, Tada Jun did not dare to slack off, so he drove to the Imperial Palace overnight.

"Under the heavy reward, there will be a brave man?" Hirohito met with Tada Jun in the Imperial Study, and Tada Hayao immediately reported to Hirohito Eguchi Heiya's thoughts.

After a pause, Hirohito said again: "Eguchi-kun means to give material rewards to the front-line soldiers?" ”

"To be exact, it should be considered a bounty!" Tada Jun said in a deep voice, "If the front-line soldiers achieve their goals, they can get a bounty, but if they can't reach it, there will be no bounty!" ”

Hirohito nodded, and said, "Tada-kun, what do you think?" ”

"Hello!" Tada Jun said after a pause, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks this is a good idea, you can try it!" ”

"Yo Xi, then try." Hirohito nodded and said, "But how do you do that?" ”

Tada Jun thought for a while and said: "The battle of Nanjing cannot be delayed any longer, otherwise it may lead to a miscalculation by the government of China and a firm determination to resist!" The minister thought that it was best to capture Nanjing within three days, so he took three days as the time limit, and if the troops on the Nanjing front could capture Nanjing within three days, they would be rewarded with five hundred yuan each! ”

Hirohito said: "The troops attacking Nanjing have five divisions and a detachment of nearly 150,000 people, and each person is 500 yuan, that is, 75 million yuan!" ”

"Hello!" Tada Jun nodded and said, "If Your Majesty thinks it's too much, you can reduce it to ...... Two hundred dollars! ”

"No, no, I don't think it's more, but I think it's less!" Hirohito waved his hand and said, "You can add the reward to 5,000 yen per person!" ”

"Nani? Five thousand yen? Tada Jun was taken aback and said, "Your Majesty, could this be too much?" ”

5,000 yen is enough to buy a big house in the most prosperous area of Nanjing, which is too generous, and even Tada Jun is a little tempted.

"Is it much? Not at all! Hirohito shook his head and said, "Tada-kun, as you just said, if the Battle of Nanking drags on any longer, it is very likely that the Shina government will strengthen its determination to resist, which will inevitably lead to the continuous expansion of the Sino-Japanese war and drag it back indefinitely, and the losses caused to the empire will not exceed 700 million?" ”

"Hello!" Tada Jun paused and said, "The minister understands!" ”

(End of chapter)