Home and Country Chapter 99 Where to go
He fully knows that the doctrine in the mouth of politicians is just a vest that can be changed at any time, and the people are often forgetful, although they only need to compare the newspapers of a few years ago with the current newspapers to find problems, but, who would do that?
Ren Gong initially advocated constitutional democracy, and after Wuxu, it became a republican democracy, and after visiting the United States, he changed to respect the monarch ****, and when the domestic constitution rose, he turned to support the constitutional monarchy, but Cixi died and Guangxu came back, and changed his original intention and insisted on the monarch **** again. This was only a change at the end of the Qing Dynasty, while the current dynasty, which initially supported republican democracy, has finally not followed the same path and preached European-style socialism. Obviously, if other people changed like this, the people would have been tired of it, but they could still tolerate the talented 'masters'.
Zhang Wantian, who was full of worries, got on the bus at Xiaoshan Airport, and more than an hour he met Ren Gong in the former Japanese Concession. In addition to Xu Qin and the Japanese consul, there was also a Japanese friend with him; A member of the Constitutional Kuomintang and a member of the House of Representatives, Taro Kashiwahara, however, although Zhang Wantian is Ren Gong's confidant, he does not know the exact identity of the current Japanese. On the spotless tatami mat, this man dressed in Western style is listening to his report with Yoshio Yoneyama, the Japanese consul in Hangzhou.
"The Inspectorate is extremely concerned about the behavior of the State Bank during last year's stock market crash, and under the exaggeration of the newspapers, some deputies have already shouted that Zhang Xingjian should be killed." Speaking of this, Zhang Wantian glanced at Xu Qin beside Liang Qichao, it was he who instigated this public opinion, making Zhang Kun extremely embarrassed and attacked. "Influenced by public opinion. Most of the delegates to the Revival Society are now noncommittal about this, and they are no longer completely subordinate to Yang Jingcheng as they were in previous sessions. If Zhang Xingjian's reply in this question is not appropriate, they will agree with the proposal of the Kuomintang delegates. Extreme pressure on UnionPay forced them to dismiss Zhang Xingjian from his position as the general office......"
On the second day after Zhang Kun returned to Shanghai, more than 30 Kuomintang delegates jointly impeached Zhang Kun, accusing him of doing nothing in the stock market crash and falling into the ground. Previously, Zhang Kun also said that he could resign when he met with reporters to refute the rumors, as long as the banking federation approved.
"So, there is a great possibility that Zhang Xingjian will step down this time?" After looking at Kashiwahara Taro who was listening attentively, Liang Qichao, who died two years ago, asked emphatically. This is the issue that our Japanese friends are most concerned about.
"Yes." Zhang Wantian nodded. "In addition to the gains of a small number of people in the stock market crash, many representatives have suffered heavy losses, and now everyone is pointing the finger at Zhang Xingjian, and they are extremely disgusted with him because they don't know the inside story."
"Oh......" Liang Qichao's face was a little gray, although Chinese medicine and penicillin suppressed the condition, his body was still unwell, and blood in his urine continued. There are also representatives of the Inspectorate who don't know the inside story? ”
"Financial matters, even if they are in front of them, how can they be clearly explained by non-professionals." Zhang Wantian repeated Xu Xinliu's words. "Last year, everyone was confused, and now someone comes out and says that the culprit has been found, of course they will attack it en masse."
"That's just as well." Liang Qichao laughed, what Chinese people are best at is to follow the crowd and attack it in groups. The worst thing is to think calmly, and mobilize emotions is a hundred times stronger than reasoning. "Who will take over Zhang Xingjian as the head office of the National Bank of China?"
"Probably Chen Guangfu." Zhang Wantian said. "Now the deputy general office of the National Bank of China......"
Listening to Zhang Wantian talk about Chen Guangfu, Kashiwahara Taro is fluent in Japanese. The consul in Hangzhou, Yongfu Minaiyama, translated: "May I ask Zhang Sang, if Zhang's family goes to the field." How likely are Chan's appointments? What is your country's assessment of this person? ”
The Japanese friend's questions were not what Liang Qichao expected, and they always collected as much information as possible to corroborate what they knew. Moreover, Chen Guangfu was not a happy target for them, because he would inherit Zhang Kun's plan to launch further attacks on the yen. But Zhang Wantian didn't know this, he recalled Xu Xinliu and others' evaluation of Chen Guangfu, and said: "Chen Guangfu is a Pennsylvania Business School in the United States, and Zhang Xingjian is an old revival member, when Zhang Xingjian was in charge of the Kwantung Bank, he was in charge of the Overseas Chinese Commercial Bank, so this person is afraid that he knows more about the international financial community than Zhang Xingjian, and for the country, although he is not as arrogant as Zhang Xingjian, but the international financial background makes it more principled, if the cabinet wants to change the general office to make the National Bank accept unsecured construction bonds, I am afraid that he will be more insistent than Zhang Xingjian. ”
"So......" Hearing that Chen Guangfu knew more about the international financial community, Kashiwahara Taro coughed and said, "What does this person think about Japan and the yen?" Did you know? ”
"This ......" Zhang Wantian is just hearsay after all, and he himself used to be at Tokyo Tei University in philosophy, and he didn't know anything about finance, so he couldn't answer it at all. Zhang Wantian was like this, Liang Qichao, who understood the ability of this disciple, waved his hand and let him go down, and then he said: "Bai Yuanjun, since Zhang Xingjian is likely to go into the wilderness, then the matter of running on the yen can be stopped, right?" ”
"This ......" Kashiwahara Taro wanted to speak and stopped, seeing that Xu Qin on Liang Qichao's side also left under the pretext, then he said apologetically: "Liang Jun, Japan's economy has been hit by the economic crisis, and Zhang's plan to run on the yen has caused great harm. ”
The Japanese only said Ding and not Mao, Liang Qichao had to break through: "Bai Yuanjun, the run on the yen is just a way for Yang Jingcheng and his ilk to bind Japan, I heard that many people in your country are now willing to realize the Sino-Japanese alliance," Speaking of the Sino-Japanese alliance, Liang Qichao suddenly thought of the late Kang Youwei and the six gentlemen who were killed forty years ago, and he was embarrassed at the moment, but fortunately he was holding the tea, and after drinking it all, he said: "Even if you don't run on the yen, how can your country resist Yang Jingcheng's other schemes in the future?" I have always believed that it was a big mistake for your country to accept Beiting New Japan, which is tantamount to being tied by China, and then the trend is that your country will gradually become part of Chinese mainland rather than an independent maritime state, and in the future, this will definitely not be worth the loss.
East Asia is like Europe, and Japan is like England. Only Japan, which resists China's reunification, can gain real benefits from the separatist confrontation on the mainland, not to mention that Britain and the United States and other countries taboo China to become bigger and stronger. And Japan can just contain China and become an unsinkable bridgehead. That's what your country really needs to do. What a pity! Your country's Meiji political furniture has withered, and if they were there, they would never agree to your country's deep penetration into Central Asia. ”
Liang Qichao used two absolutes to express his lamentation, which made Kashiwahara Taro feel related, but what can be done now? When Japan needed Omi's assistance, Omi stood by and gloated, but now that China is getting stronger and stronger, Japan has been mired in mainland affairs if it wants to win over Japan; And domestic. The Imperial Police, who accompanied the Renaissance Army in the attack on Tsaritsyn, were regarded by the people as heroes who opened up the territory, and Kitaniwa became a land of hope and a new Japan of the future.
It is not Taiwan, not Korea, not South Manchuria, it is a barren land with a population of more than one million people, and the empire can immigrate there without hindrance, and the ...... of arable land, forests, and minerals is ecstatic. How many Japanese people can think calmly about this temptation? Even if the internationalists resist the Sino-Japanese alliance, they will not be able to part with the seemingly barren but innumerable treasures of the new Japan, right?
"Then what is Liang Jun's high strategy?" Kashiwahara Taro thought about the thoughts of the kings of the country today. Then ask Liang Qichao for advice.
"Abandon New Japan." Liang Qichao said, "Even if it can't be abandoned, it should be allowed to be autonomous or even independent to reduce its shackles to the imperial policy." That's the only way. Japan is the true English and can easily navigate between Britain and the United States and the East Asian continent. China will be strong one day. Japan will benefit from both sides, and China will be defeated in the future. It would be like the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, cutting out the coastal lands. Of course. It is not that it will be incorporated into Japan, but that Japan will help it become independent, and that Japan will ensure their security; The poor lands of the interior were ceded to Russia. In this way, East Asia will be able to form a pattern centered on Japan, which is the common prosperity of Greater East Asia that your country's ancestors pursued all their lives. ”
Liang Qichao's suggestion was simply earth-shattering, and Kashiwahara Taro was stunned for a while before saying, "Is that so?" Then Your Excellency ...... Why ......"
"Of course it is." Liang Qichao smiled, "There are two kinds of Sino-Japanese alliances, one is that China is subordinate to Japan, in fact, the provinces are close to Japan after independence, and finally the state; Another is what Yang Jingcheng is doing now, China is a whole, and Japan is just an island, no matter how the conditions of the alliance are discussed, can you be stronger than a unified China? Even if Japan is given an equal footing, it will only be China that will ultimately dominate the state's affairs.
Whatever you think, I'm getting more and more disillusioned with this country. She is not forward but backward, not progressive but retro, not scientific but superstitious, not democratic but ****, so she will eventually become a closed empire before the Opium War. Therefore, the only way to save China is for Japan to re-stand on her side and join Britain and the United States to stimulate her, forcing her to stop this regression instead of regressing with him. I hope that Japan will help me to accomplish this together, so that China can get rid of Yang Jingchengism and return to the right path. ”
Liang Qichao expressed his chest directly, Kashiwahara Harataro thought about it, and helped his glasses before saying: "There are many pro-China people in Japan, they just don't want to be dominated by China, they don't want to be an enemy of China at all, if they want to help Liang Jun, I'm afraid it's ......."
"What does His Majesty the Emperor of your country think?" Liang Qichao asked. For Japan, it doesn't matter what you think at the bottom, it's what the emperor thinks.
"This ......" Kashiwahara Taro is only a member of the House of Representatives, how can he talk about the emperor in front of Liang Qichao, he stammered: "Your Majesty the Emperor... Of course... Wish... Goodwill between the two countries... Carrying ...... This ......"
"Doesn't His Majesty the Emperor know that Yang Jingcheng wants to annex Japan?" Liang Qichao said with a smile. "The contradictions between the United States and Japan could have been eased, although there was a confrontation in the navy, but once an alliance with China was formed, the United States and Japan would be mortal enemies, and Japan could not confront the United States alone with its own strength, so it had to get closer to China. The Sino-Japanese alliance treaty, like Beiting New Japan, was the second shackle for Yang Jingcheng to control Japan, and as long as the alliance treaty existed, Japan was subject to China for one day.
But on the other hand, if Japan is close to Britain and France and hostile to China, it will become the guardian of the colonies and existing interests of Europe, America and Asia, and the whole game of chess will be alive. However," Liang Qichao smiled at Kashiwahara Taro with deep meaning, and said: "If your country wants to expand its territory, it is naturally better to form an alliance with China, maybe the two countries will be able to jointly send troops to recover Asia together that day." ”
Liang Qichao guessed Emperor Hirohito's mind in one sentence, which made Kashiwahara Harataro and Hangzhou Consul Yonechiyama Yongfu sweat wetly, but fortunately, Liang Qichao only clicked to the point, and then when he talked about the old Tokyo time, the tense atmosphere was relaxed. After a while, when he left, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Mineiyama Yongfu said with some surprise: "Your Excellency, what Liang Jun said is the root of all the troubles of our country. If the situation is not improved and allowed to develop, Japan will eventually become a vassal of China. ”
Yongfu Mineiyama is a China expert, graduated from the eighth phase of the East Asia Tongwen Academy in Shanghai, and is the protagonist of the Sichuan class in Yunnan. More than 20 years of experience in China has given him a great understanding of the country. He continued: "It is not the most terrible thing for Japan to be subject to China, the most terrible thing is that all the Japanese will eventually become Chinese. Your Excellency, Chinese culture has a human, instinctive charm, and a great power to dissolve other peoples into its own cultural melting pot and assimilate others.
Sometimes, even other peoples who have conquered China by force will be crushed and disintegrated by the ubiquitous cultural toxins scattered in the cracks of force, such as the Jin, Mongolia, and Manchuria, which have instead been ambushed and put into the medicine pot of this culture. Japan must not be like the Manchurians, who stole mummies and became mummies. ”
Yoshio Minuchiyama's mummy metaphor makes Kashiwahara Taro laugh, how qualifies Japan now to be a mummy-stealer? At present, Japan is clearly being suppressed by China, and the run on the yen is one of them. In the past, Japan would have protested with warships, but now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can only warn and even protest.
Not wanting to delve into the Sino-Japanese relations that were becoming more and more constrained by others, Kashiwahara Taro turned to ask: "Minai-kun, what has Liang Jun been doing in recent years, and what kind of help does he need from the empire?" ”
"Liang Jun has been organizing a new political party, the Democratic Socialist Party, in recent years to promote Celtic socialism, but this has been sniped by Sun's remnants and the anarchist Doshisha, so he hopes to gain the support of the empire." Mineiyama Yongfu Road.
"Celtic socialism?" Kashiwahara Taro was puzzled.
"It was British-style socialism, which advocated parliamentary struggle rather than Russian-style violent struggle, and was therefore strongly criticized by the remnants of the Sun clan and the anarchists secretly supported by Soviet Russia......" said Mineiyama Yongfu.
"Can Sun's remnants and anarchists operate in China?" Kashiwahara Taro said that he remembered that Soviet Russia had promised never to organize communist parties in China, Japan, North Korea and other countries.
"When Yang was in power, he couldn't, but now the provinces are not the same...... Liangguang is already the stronghold of the anarchist Doshisha, and the remnants of the Sun family have also run many newspapers in Shanxi, Shanghai, and Liaodong, which are labor-intensive, but they all obey the law and do not advocate violence. Liang Jun had nowhere to go, so he had to come to Hangzhou, where the handicraft industry was developed, there were many workshop workers, and the factory owner could not implement the lifelong employment system, so ......"
Yamauchi didn't want to waste his tongue on Liang Qichao, and after he finished this topic, he said seriously to Kashiwahara Taro: "Kashiwahara-kun, what Liang Jun said is very important to the future of the empire, please find an opportunity to show your majesty and the ministers after returning to China to change the national policy!" ”
"Hey..."What Yamauchi said was exactly what Kashiwahara was thinking, but His Majesty was ......, and he was at a loss, and he really didn't know where Japan should go. (To be continued.) )