If there were a few economists or sociologists among the US military officers stationed in Okinawa, they might have noticed Okinawa's problems earlier. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But it is a pity that the American officers are all here to fight, and their task is to destroy the Japanese army, kill the enemy, and occupy strategic points...... As for the livelihood of the people of Okinawa, it has nothing to do with them.

At the same time, the U.S. military is a typical businessman-type country, and the essence of businessmen is that when they are rich, they may give a little profit to change their image, but if there is a conflict with their own interests, then they will turn their faces to the side and pretend not to see it.

"General!" On this day, Zhang Chi found Stilwell.

Stilwell looked even more haggard than before, and as Zhang Chi stood in front of him, he was pressing his hand to his stomach, and his face showed a pained look.

"What's wrong? Checkmate?! Zhang Chi asked.

"Oh, nothing!" Stilwell replied: "You know, often staying in the army, eating abnormally, stomach problems are inevitable!" ”

"I think you should go get checked, General!" Zhang Chi didn't know what to tell Stilwell, because he knew that Stilwell was not an ordinary stomach problem.

"Don't worry, Zhang...... That's just a minor issue! Stilwell replied.

Zhang Chi knew that he could not convince Stilwell, although Stilwell was not a very good general, such as the mistakes he made during the battle in Burma, but there was no doubt in terms of dedication, he would not be as high as other officers, but would choose to share the weal and woe with the soldiers.

"Is there anything you want me to do?" Stilwell asked.

"That's the ......," Zhang Chi said, "I think we should think about the survival of hundreds of thousands of people in Okinawa!" ”

"Hmm!" Stilwell took a sip of hot coffee and nodded in reply, "That's a problem, but Zhang ...... You know, we don't have a lot of supplies! ”

Stilwell is telling the truth.

On the one hand, this is because the US 10th Army itself has more than 100,000 people, and then there are Chinese troops, and in the future, it will gradually have to hand over the defense of Okinawa and the blockade of the Japanese mainland to the Chinese troops, so it will continue to increase the number of Chinese troops.

In addition, it is necessary to build a naval and air base on the island, and to maintain a considerable degree of naval and air force ...... All of this adds up to a lot of supplies.

On the other hand, the situation in North Africa at this time was urgent, and the US military wanted to shift its focus to the North African battlefield, and the supply of Okinawa naturally became overstretched.

All of this meant that Stilwell was able to provide only a handful of "humanitarian" aid to the people of Okinawa, and then he had to let it go.

"As far as I know!" Zhang Chi said: "The soldiers of the American army are already making deals with the people of Okinawa! ”

Compared with the hunger and starvation of the people of Okinawa, the US military has relatively sufficient supplies in its hands...... The U.S. military always provided GIs with regular rations, which were usually not enough to eat, as well as cigarettes and beer.

At the same time, American GIs were not good men and women, so it was natural that there would be a trade in exchange for food for some kind of service...... This is not an isolated case, and because the vast majority of the surviving people are women and children, they can only survive in this way.

Even, this is a very common phenomenon in history when the United States is stationed in Japan, and the first English sentence that Japanese children learn is: "Sir, I will take you to meet my sister!" ”

The extreme individuality of the Japanese can also be seen in this...... There have been two dark periods of dependence on women in Japan in history:

One was after the Meiji Restoration, when Japan was industrialization itself, but it was severely short of resources and funds for industrialization. In order to accumulate sufficient funds, Japan mobilized Japanese women in the form of a state to sell their bodies abroad for foreign exchange...... The movie "Looking Home" is based on this historical event.

On the other hand, after the defeat and surrender, the domestic economy deteriorated dramatically, and many Japanese families survived by women selling their bodies to earn food from American soldiers.

And now in Okinawa, this kind of thing is also beginning to take shape.

"That's normal, isn't it?" Stilwell didn't take it too seriously: "It's their freedom, and I don't think we need to interfere with it too much!" ”

"The Chinese army did not do that!" Zhang Chi said: "We reduced the rations of each soldier and distributed the saved food to the people!" ”

Stilwell was stunned when he heard this, and then said, "General, if your soldiers don't have enough food......

"General!" Zhang Chi replied: "This is a voluntary choice of Chinese soldiers, and at the same time, it will not reduce their combat effectiveness!" ”

"Hmm!" Stilwell nodded and said, "What you're doing is admirable, but with all due respect, it's not a long-term solution!" ”

"Of course!" Zhang Chi said: "So I'm only here now, hoping to discuss a feasible plan with the general!" ”

"What can we do?" Stilwell laughed, "We are soldiers, not philanthropists!" ”

"Of course we have a way!"

"What's the solution?" Stilwell asked rhetorically, "Give them food?" ”

"No, ......," Zhang Chi said, "It's to teach them how to get food!" ”

After a pause, Zhang Chi continued: "There is a saying in China, it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish', and the general should know the meaning of this sentence!" ”

"But how can we do it?" Stilwell said, "Zhang, you can see that almost all that people are left are women and children!" ”

"That's not a problem!" Zhang Chi replied: "As long as they are given a little buffer time, they will soon be able to support themselves, and the children will eventually grow up!" ”

Then Zhang Chi added: "What's more important is ...... It's good for us! ”

"I don't see any good!" Stilwell replied: "I just see that this will drag down the United States so that it will not be able to project more forces into Africa!" ”

"If the people live a good life under our rule, then the Japanese who are still persisting in guerrilla warfare in the mountains will lose the support of the people of Okinawa!" Zhang Chi said: "The general has no objection to this!" On the contrary, it is easier for the people to support the guerrillas! ”

Hearing this, Stilwell couldn't help but be stunned, and then replied, "I don't object, but it's not worth it!" ”

"In fact...... We don't have to put a lot of effort into it! Zhang Chi said: "We have a large amount of grain in Rabaul, a large number of agricultural tools, and many Japanese prisoners of war who can be used as laborers...... All we need is to bring them in! ”