On the night of February 17, 1940, Wuhan, Moshan Residence.

In the living room, there were already a few people sitting on the wrong floor at this time, and everyone was discussing something in a low voice. Among the figures present were Wang Jingwei, the premier of the Nationalist Government, and Zeng Qi, the minister of foreign affairs. There is also a Japanese man wearing a tuxedo and holding a top hat in his hand, which is none other than Kenkichi Yoshimura, the special envoy of the new Japanese government.

Wang Jingwei and Zeng Qi seemed to be in a pretty good mood, and they were greeting the envoy of Fangcun who had a somewhat gloomy expression without saying a word. Although this Yoshimura Kenkichi is a supporter of the new Japanese government, it does not mean that he is satisfied with the mission he will take on this time. After all, this is an errand that humiliates the country...... And the current situation is even a fool can see it. Japan, which had already been defeated in the Sino-Japanese War, fell into an internal conflict because of the question of whether to compromise with China! Thinking of this, the envoy of Fangcun couldn't help but complain in his heart that Emperor Showa was coming. The country has been made like this by him, why do you still hold on to power and not let go? Originally, the new Japanese government still had some bargaining chips in its hands, but now, because of Hirohito's edict to beg thieves, the whole country has fallen into a situation of civil war and division! If you want to say who is Japan's biggest national thief, I'm afraid it is this Showa Emperor! As the representative of the new Tokyo government that no longer has any bargaining chips in his hands, Yoshimura Kenkichi is naturally in a gloomy mood now, in his opinion, he is not a diplomatic representative at all, but a prisoner waiting for a verdict!

And Wang Jingwei and Dean Wang showed a considerable degree of kindness to the "prisoner" in front of him. He believes that China has gained more from this world war than he can imagine! What is needed now is not to continue to grab profits. Rather, it is necessary to create a relatively relaxed internal and external environment to digest the benefits obtained, and to devote the government's main energy and financial resources to construction and people's livelihood. As for Japan, which has fallen into the New Warring States period...... It is better not to get involved directly, but it is 70 million mouths waiting to be fed, plus millions of militant soldiers, and the energy and financial resources to completely occupy and control this territory are unimaginable. Therefore, it is very necessary to foster a pro-China Japanese central government as an agent of China. For this reason, in the past two days, Wang Jingwei has dragged Foreign Minister Zeng Qi to frequently make comments to President Luo Yiqun and Chief of General Staff Luo Yaoguo, and has made great efforts to help Emperor Chongren and Bei Yihui, whom he has never met, to say good things.

At this moment, a voice in an elongated tone sounded outside the door: "His Excellency Luo Yiqun, President of the Republic of China, has arrived!" Several people in the room stood up and turned their gaze to the door. I saw Luo Yiqun and Luo Yaoguo, talking and laughing, walking in. The two of them also had smiles on their faces that couldn't be hidden, they seemed to be in a good mood, and peace between China and Japan should be expected, right? Wang Jingwei gently pulled Fangcun Kenji, who seemed to be a little distracted. Then the two of them greeted them side by side, Wang Jingwei smiled and stepped forward to shake Luo Yiqun's hand, and whispered in Cantonese: "Yigong, the positive changes in Japan this time are very beneficial to the new order of the Eastern World that we want to build, the future Eastern World needs China, but it also needs Japan, only Sino-Japanese harmony and goodwill can make the future Eastern World have enough strength to confront Western powers." ”

Luo Yiqun patted Wang Jingwei's arm with a smile: "Zhaoming, Sino-Japanese harmony and goodwill are the ideal Sino-Japanese relations that the former president (Sun Yat-sen) has always pursued, and as a believer of the former president. I, Luo, also uphold this philosophy. It's just that the development of world affairs is always unsatisfactory, and war between China and Japan has not been avoided. Then he said to Kenkichi Yoshimura in Chinese: "Mr. Yoshimura, is your father-in-law, Mr. Inuyo, still in good health?" The situation of goodwill between China and Japan is indispensable for the participation of Mr. Inuage. ”

His words were sincere, but Yoshimura Kenkichi felt that the other party was a bit like the wolf grandmother who coaxed Little Red Riding Hood, after all, Japan is now a piece of meat on the chopping board, people can use the knife as much as they want, does Japan still have the strength to resist? Now the other side supports Emperor Noshihito in Tokyo, just to save some effort when cutting meat.

After a while, everyone took their seats. This time it was Luo Yaoguo who spoke first, and there was always some indelible murderous aura in his eyes. Although there was a smile on his face, it made the representative of the Japanese side, Yoshimura Kenkichi, feel a deep fear that he ordered three atomic bombs to be dropped on the heads of more than a million Japanese soldiers and civilians!

Luo Yaoguo said lightly: "The previous Sino-Japanese Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation is an important cornerstone of the new order of the Eastern World in the future, and I think this is clear to Mr. Fangcun, the Prime Minister of your country, Mr. Kita, and His Majesty Chongren. But now...... There seems to be something wrong with your country's internal problems. It is not possible to implement such a treaty, which is already quite favourable to your country, for this reason. Does your government have any solutions? ”

Hearing this, Yoshimura Kenkichi's heart finally fell after several days, Luo Yaoguo's words seemed to be questioning on the surface, but he still admitted that the "Sino-Japanese Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation" signed by Kita Yihui and the Chinese government did not make further demands because of the chaos in Japan.

Thinking of this, Fangcun Kenji showed an extremely sincere expression on his face, and nodded at Luo Yaoguo: "I'm very sorry, this is because we didn't do our job well, I didn't expect the situation to be so erosive, and Emperor Showa still has so much influence." However, please rest assured that the Japanese Government is confident enough to quell the rebels at home, and there is no problem in fulfilling its treaty obligations. ”

Luo Yaoguo frowned slightly: "Oh, that's the case, can Tokyo really calm the situation independently?" Don't need the intervention of our Chinese defense forces? We have taken note of the statements of the various units of the Japanese Army and Navy these days, which seem to have dealt with the Korean Army, which suffered heavy casualties, the Philippine and East Indies Fronts, which are weak, and the two divisions that you have at your disposal...... Most of the rest of the Japanese Army declared allegiance to Emperor Showa. The Japanese Navy, on the other hand, was completely on the side of Emperor Showa. Saying that, he smiled wryly and shook his head: "If it weren't for our intervention. I'm afraid you won't be able to transport the troops loyal to His Majesty Chongren back to the country to fight, right? And the loyalty of those army generals is probably not without a price, right? ”

Yoshimura Kenkichi smacked his lips bitterly. What the other party said was true. The military coup was far less successful than expected, and although it was tacitly approved by some of the top echelons of the army and the government, it was not ...... for those generals who actually controlled the troops Seems to be out of control! After this military coup, there was another confrontation between the two emperors, and the authority of the Japanese emperor among the people and the officers and men of the army and navy had plummeted! Hirohito's government-in-exile or the new government in Tokyo lost absolute control of their armies. To put it more bluntly, the current Japanese army has already shown signs of militarization! Now it is the generals of the army who are choosing the government, not the government who is choosing the generals of the army! The only thing the government can do to woo and buy off the following generals is to try to win them over, but the treasury of the new government in Tokyo is now empty......

Fangcun smiled bitterly. nodded: "Your Excellency is right, the new government of Japan does need your country's support now, and this is one of the purposes of my visit to Wuhan. ”

Luo Yiqun nodded with a smile and waved his hand angrily: "Now we China are the leaders of the Eastern world. It is incumbent upon us to help Japan, an important member of the Oriental world. Mr. Yoshimura, if you need anything, just ask. ”

Yoshimura Kenkichi stood up solemnly and bowed respectfully to Luo Yiqun: "Thank you for the great president's generosity to our country, then I will have the courage to make some requests." As he spoke, he took out a list from his briefcase and handed it to Luo Yiqun with both hands. Then he said: "Our country's first request is a large loan of more than 200 million yuan in legal currency, part of which will be used to purchase your country's grain and arms; The remainder will be used as a guarantee for the issuance of new yen, and Mr. Kita's cabinet plans to issue $500 million to stabilize the economy and pay the military loyal to the new government.

My second request is that you will not directly intervene militarily in our civil strife, as this will cause the new government and the rebels to lose the basis for peace talks, and will cause the people to misunderstand Your Majesty and the new government...... Therefore, it is advisable to suspend the military operation of our country to land in Kyushu for the time being.

The third request is that your country will be able to relax the clause in the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation concerning the 'Nagasaki Chinese Army Military Base'. Currently, Kyushu is still under the control of the rebels. Therefore, there is no way to provide a Nagasaki base for the time being. However, as soon as the rebellion is put down by Tokyo, the agreement will be fulfilled immediately. As for the base in Yokosuka, we can hand it over to you at any time.

Fourth, I hope that your government will facilitate the return of our Korean, Philippine, and East Indian Fronts, and that you will be able to hand over to the new government as soon as possible the Japanese personnel captured in the previous war......"

Hearing a few requests made by Fangcun Kenji, Wang Jingwei's eyebrows couldn't help but wrinkle slightly, and the corner of his eye glanced at Luo Yaoguo, who was sitting next to Luo Yiqun. I silently prayed in my heart that this militant would not be impatient and drive Fang Cun out. However, our Generalissimo Luo is still a smiling face like a spring breeze. The two uncles and nephews of the Luo family looked at each other again, Luo Yiqun smiled, waved his hand and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, the requirements put forward by the Japanese side can be considered." There is no problem with the presidential palace. Saying that, he looked at Wang Jingwei and Zeng Qi again: "Zhaoming, Mu Han, what do you think?" Will Mr. Yoshimura's request be passed in the Diet? ”

Congress? Hearing this question, Wang Jingwei was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer. Zeng Qi, who had not spoken on the side, spoke first: "Back to the president, I'm afraid there will be some problems on the side of the Congress...... In particular, the provision of 200 million fiat currency for aftercare loans. Saying that, he shrugged his shoulders: "This war is won by China." Japan was defeated, and as usual, Japan should be asked to compensate for its military expenses. Now that we have given up this right, the left and right parties in the Diet have expressed their opinion on this, and if we lend it to Japan...... President, you also know the current situation in Japan, and it is probably a long way to repay these 200 million......"

Wang Jingwei frowned bitterly, thought for a while, nodded and considered: "If there is a guarantee, maybe there will be no problem." Saying that, he turned his head to look at Fang Village: "Fang Village-kun, can your country come up with the corresponding collateral?" ”

Guarantee? Yoshimura Kenkichi looked embarrassed again. What can Japan come up with to guarantee it now? Customs duties? The country is in chaos like this. There is another big war in the world, where is international trade? Japan's Mineral Resources? The most important thing that China lacks now is probably resources, right? With Japan's little resources, people don't look down on it at all! As for domestic tax revenues, not to mention that, apart from land and some income, other economic life has long ceased to exist......

"Or else." At this time, Luo Yaoguo suddenly interjected again, only to see him sit up straight, fold his hands, and the smile on his face became more amiable, and he was more like Grandma Wolf. "The situation in Japan. It's not optimistic right now, is it? If the information we get is not too wrong, there is a civil war that has broken out there...... It's a pity! You must know that our country also experienced a civil war more than ten years ago, and it makes people palpitate when they think about it now! Of course, we also know that it is an internal problem of Japan. We will not be able to solve any problem by intervening by force, and besides, Japan does not intend to occupy Japan, and we sincerely want to help the Japanese people! Helping the Japanese people and providing assistance to the Tokyo government can be combined into one thing.

I have a vision that our colony is very large, and the area of the mainland has expanded a lot. However, most of the areas are backward and need to be built, which can provide many jobs. Of course, the work is very hard, and the salary is difficult to satisfy, so there are not many Chinese willing to do these jobs, I wonder if we can ask our country to recruit some workers from your country? Of course, we also need engineering and technical personnel. Our service sector is also willing to recruit some young women from your country...... Your country is narrow, the land is barren, and now there is civil strife...... There must be many people in despair of abject poverty, right? If there is no good way out, I am afraid that these people will become the strength of the Red Party in your country. I think our two countries can sign an agreement on Japan's export of labor services to China, and in return, the Chinese government can provide your country with a loan of 200 million yuan in legal tender. ”

Is this the legendary discovery of conscience? Yoshimura Kenkichi quietly thought that Japan still has a population of more than 65 million, and the land in Japan can support 30 million people in the sky, and the rest must be supported by industry and commerce. But after this world war, industry and commerce have shrunk to the extreme. And then there's a civil war! If tens of millions of mouths can't be fed, the Red Party or something will really have to develop. Instead of letting these people join the Red Party at home, it is better to let them go to China to work as coolies. Well, even if it's a "service industry", it's always a way to live, right? It seems that these Chinese really have no intention of exterminating the Japanese.

Seeing a smile gradually appear on Fang Mura Kenji's face, the last stone hanging in Luo Yaoguo's heart finally fell to the ground. It was never his goal to wipe out the Japanese. All he wants is to promote the great integration of the two peoples of China and Japan! Let as many Japanese young people as possible go to the land of Chinese imperialism to do all kinds of hard work, and in the future we will promote transnational marriages between the peoples of China and Japan. No matter how strong Chinese imperialism is. There are always poor people who can't afford to marry wives, right? Even those rich people don't mind raising a Japanese concubine, right? This should be encouraged...... Well, if you can't do it, lead by example!

When the talks were finally over. The basic framework and principles of a formal Sino-Japanese Treaty of Goodwill were finalized, and the formal text was finalized in a few days and quickly submitted to the Chinese National Assembly for discussion and voting. President Luo Yiqun personally issued a statement saying a lot of nonsense that would help promote friendly relations between China and Japan, and finally extended an invitation to Emperor Kotoku of Japan to visit China.

The Tokyo Government and Emperor Kotoku of Japan also quickly responded positively to the goodwill of the Chinese side and ratified the "Sino-Japanese Treaty of Amity" as soon as possible.

As for His Majesty Hirohito, the Showa Emperor who fled to Hawaii, he also issued a statement condemning the Tokyo Government and Emperor Kotoku for betraying the country, and pointed out that this "Sino-Japanese Goodwill Treaty" is a traitorous treaty that humiliates the country and is a conspiracy of Chinese imperialism to destroy Japan! We call on all Japanese people to resolutely resist it! In addition, Hirohito once again issued an edict in the name of the emperor, urging the commander of the Japanese Continental Defense Army, Prince Kanin Miyakihito, to send troops to recover Tokyo as soon as possible!

However, when Hirohito's telegram was sent to Prince Zaihito in Shizuoka Prefecture, the old prince was worried about some unusual situation in Hokuriku. In the past few days, "evil parties" have appeared one after another in Joetsu, Kashiwazaki, Myoko and other places under Niigata Prefecture! According to the report of the Niigata Prefectural Government, these "evil parties" used the so-called Hongde Restoration as a call to wreak havoc on local law and order, expelled and killed local government officials, attacked village police stations, and established the so-called poor peasant regime! In addition, he openly accused the local gentry of the country as state thieves, confiscated their property and distributed it equally to the poor peasants, and also set up a private office, executing a large number of local celebrities and gentry in Niigata Prefecture...... rq