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331 The Beginning of a Dream 3 Ask for a Monthly Pass

With the signing of the "Treaty on Non-aggression between China, Japan and Russia", the Japanese Army's opposition to the change of national policy has gradually subsided. In fact, the Japanese Army, which suffered a great loss in the Far East War, is still quite low-key now. Even when the changes in national policy are most intense, it did not cause any major turmoil among the Japanese people. In fact, the response of the changes in national policy by the Japanese people is far less than that of the Black Dragon Society. The separatist of Toyama and Uchida Ryohei was followed by the Black Dragon Society, which aroused huge support for Toyama, Uchida and the Black Dragon Society. In the eyes of these people who are dissatisfied with the increasingly difficult life now, the death of these two underworld leaders was entirely because of offending the powerful and chaebols in Japan! They are heroes who oppose the exploitation of the national!

According to some legends that are widely circulated among the people, the leaders of the two Black Dragon Society were dissatisfied with the chaebols and the powerful controlling the Japanese economy and exploiting the Japanese people, and were preparing to launch a revolution to overthrow the existing chaebols and warlords' joint rule system. Then they returned the wealth robbed by the chaebols and the people to the people, and governed the country according to the "Outline of the Japan Reform Act", which has been hyped up recently. However, in the end, they failed due to the huge gap in strength. In addition, it seemed that Japan's Army Minister Yoshiichi Tanaka also was implicated. He resigned from the position of Army Minister shortly after Toyama and Uchida Ryohei committed suicide, and also transferred to the reserve service - this is almost synonymous with the Japanese Army.

The resignation of the Minister of the Army has never been a trivial matter in the Japanese political circle. However, this time, it was quite calm. The Hara Keika cabinet did not fall for the first time. The former Chief of Staff Uehara Yuki became the general and served as the Minister of the Army. This seems to indirectly prove that Yoshiichi Tanaka was also a dissatisfied with the chaebol and powerful coalition system. Tanaka, who withdrew from the military circle, immediately found his own position in a new party called the Japanese Kuomintang and became the leader of the party. The party's secretary-general is Kitaichiko Kitaichi.

The founding of this new party, and the family of the original army's soul, also seemed to mark the temporary exclusion of the core interest groups of the Japanese Empire. In the defense budget in 1920 (starting from March), the army's share dropped to less than 35%, and a plan to disarmament to 17 divisions was also proposed. The budget obtained by the navy naturally increased significantly, and the original 86 Fleet Plan was also replaced by the more amazing Ten Fleet Plan.

According to this huge shipbuilding plan, Japan will have a naval battleship lineup of ten battleships and ten battlecruisers by the end of 1929, and all battleships will not exceed ten years. In other words, Japan needs to build 3 Nagamon-class battleships, 3 Kaga-class battleships, 6 Tense-class battleships, and 4 new-class battleships (Iki-class) and 4 new-generation battleships (Karuhi-class) in the next 10 years.

As soon as such an ambitious naval expansion plan was introduced, it almost publicly told the people that the expansion direction of the Japanese Empire had shifted from Northeast Asia to the South Ocean ruled by Western colonists! In the face of this new painting cake, the Japanese people who had the same ambition as the authorities accepted it with new hopes - in fact, the previous mainland policies were not nothing. In the eyes of the Japanese people, it was a good deal to exchange for the nearly 400,000 square kilometers of Far East State for hundreds of thousands of casualties. Therefore, after the army temporarily lost its power, Japan did not stop its militarization, but instead accelerated its pace and began to sprint with all its strength.

The relaxed atmosphere of Taisho democracy in history no longer exists. Japan also issued the National Speech Law, which is similar to China's "News Control Regulations", but the degree to which Japanese newspapers comply is far better than their Chinese counterparts. Since April 1920, Japan's public opinion propaganda has begun to fully promote the culture of militarism and the dream of Japan to dominate the world. The entertainment industry and everything considered luxury have been subject to heavy taxation. Emperor Taisho also issued a call to ask the people to work with him for the future of the imperial country.

Hard work is like the Meiji period. Although the size and equipment of the army were restricted, the school's military education and national mobilization system were further strengthened, which was a very meaning of integrating troops with the people. The Japanese archipelago, Far East Prefecture, Taiwan and other places have begun to implement strict ration systems, and the supply can almost meet the most basic needs, while the price is so expensive that it needs to consume all the income of most families. It seems that the top Japanese leaders have made up their minds to squeeze out the last copper plate in the pockets of the people to build the navy and develop the Far East Prefecture.

However, compared with the Japanese autocratic lord, the people in Far East and Taiwan are far from difficult. The core of the policy that Japan implements in North Korea is plunder, which seems to squeeze out the most wealth in the shortest time. All public schools and public hospitals have been closed. Seoul, Kaesong and Pyongyang, the three cities with the highest movement, were all arrested by the Japanese troops who were re-occupied there, except for a very small number of Japanese guaranteed by the Japanese. They were sent to the newly established Far East Concentration Camp - this is not a separate concentration camp, but a general term for twenty concentration camps distributed on the land of Far East Continental. These concentration camps are all so-called labor camps. According to the plan, more than two million young and middle-aged North Korean men have been detained here for a long time, working hard under the bayonets guarded by Japan until they are exhausted!

However, the manipulator behind this cabinet that implemented a harsh rule was still Aitoto Yama Prefecture, the head of the Japanese Army, who was "destroying power". Now the 82-year-old man has just started a nap. After the establishment of a new national policy, his body seems to have recovered his health. It seems that he can continue to protect the army for a period of time. But what about after the death of the Yama Prefecture veteran? Will the Japanese great power fall into the hands of political parties controlled by politicians and chaebols?

The old man slowly walked into a Kawai room, where a man with a flat head and wearing a kimono was kneeling respectfully. When he saw Yama Prefecture coming in, he bowed down to the ground. After a closer look, he found that this person was Tanaka Yoichi Tanaka, the leader of the newly established Japanese National Socialist Party.

Yama Prefecture sat cross-legged across from Tanaka and nodded with a smile: "The organization of the Kuomintang and the Army Intelligence Bureau is done well! You will be the prime minister at the latest next year. The future Japanese Empire and the Army will ask you to protect it."

In Japan, since the Meiji Restoration, two major factions of the vassal clans and the Democratic Party appeared. The vassal clans were divided into two mainstream factions: Satsuma and Changshu. The Satsuma faction had long controlled the navy, while the Choshu faction controlled the army for a long time. However, later, the Satsuma faction and the navy gradually declined in politics and seemed to have become a national army that was not interfering in politics. Therefore, two branches of the vassal clans were formed by combining civil servants and chaebols and the army system. The famous Japanese Prime Minister Hirofumi Ito, as well as the current Japanese democratic party's general backer, Nishimotoji and the current Prime Minister Kei Hara, are both figures belonging to the vassal clan system. And Yama Prefecture Aritomo and Tanaka Yoichiko of course belong to the army.

In history, the Army and the Political Society System were integrated by Tanaka Yoshiichi in the late Taisho period. Tanaka himself would also serve as Prime Minister as the President of the Political Society. However, in this time and space, the achievements made by National Socialism (Left Democraticism) in China affected Japan, resulting in a reorganization of Japanese political factions. Some left-wing forces in the Democratic Party and some young and strong officers of the Army formed the Kuomintang, hoping to use Chinese-style social reform and economic management methods to transform Japan. The head of the Japanese Army, Aritomoto Yama Prefecture, also saw the power behind this trend of thought, hoping to make the army adapt to such thoughts and combine them with them, and finally become a super force like the Chinese National Defense Force that can "own the country and control the major politics."

Of course, this idea was to a certain extent, Yama Prefecture, Watanaka and others were worried that the army would eventually be marginalized in the Japanese political arena because of the establishment of Japan's national policy of going south. Therefore, while the army's remnant power was still there, they should organize a political party that was completely obedient to the army, rather than joining a political party dominated by chaebols and politicians like the Maits Association.

Now that he heard Yama Prefecture's promise, Yoshiichi Tanaka's face also showed joy. His purpose of resigning as the Minister of the Army and retiring from active service to organize a political party was of course to be the Prime Minister of Japan. And Aritomo Yama Prefecture now "controls" the power of the prime minister. Since Yama Prefecture has made a promise, this prime minister seems to be sure to be.

Tanaka bowed his head and bowed to Yama County, saying, "Your Excellency is not able to repay you for your cultivation and support."

But Yuto, Shanxian waved his hand: "There is a prerequisite for you to be the prime minister. There is no point in promoting it... The current new national policy has put people's lives in difficulties, and even the interests of the chaebols have been damaged. There is no problem in short-term implementation, and it may be difficult to implement it for a long time. Moreover, those guys in the Navy have been influenced by British and American free thoughts and are unwilling to interfere in politics. If they rely solely on the army, the current harsh policies are difficult to maintain! I am afraid that in a few years, the people will also embark on the road to pursue a comfortable life. Therefore, there must be a strong political party to guide and unite the people. This is the mission of your Kuomintang!"

Yama Prefecture's words were not aimless. Although the relaxed atmosphere of Taisho democracy was gone, this does not mean that the Taisho democracy movement had died. In fact, while the new national policy was established in the south, the aristocratic house of the Japanese parliament also passed the "Popular Suffrage Act". The tax conditions for the right of suffrage were cancelled, and all male imperial subjects over 25 years old had the right of suffrage. In 1919, the political association, which represented the interests of chaebols and politicians, was trying hard to prevent the passage of this bill!

Now the attitude of the Political and Friends Association has suddenly changed, which really makes people wonder whether the Political and Friends Association has colluded with the three constitutional protection factions of the Democratic Party system. Do these chaebols and politicians want to use democracy to restrict warlords? In the near future, can an army without a friend in the Shanxian county and become unimportant because of the national policy of going south? If the national government really falls into the hands of politicians and chaebols, will they still dare to go south to challenge the hegemony of British and American imperialism? Therefore, combining the same radical national socialist party becomes an inevitable choice for the army to maintain its own authority.

"Please rest assured that the Kuomintang will prove its value in the next congressional election." Tanaka Yoshiichi replied in a positive tone.

Yama County nodded with a smile: "The Army and Navy will do their best to assist the Kuomintang in the election, and they will win 100 seats in the House of Representatives. In this way, your position as prime minister can be firm, and the national policy of enriching the country and strengthening the army can be truly implemented! The future of the Japanese Empire depends entirely on you."

...

"Runzhi, Xiangyu, I finally look forward to you!" With this loud shouting, I saw a soldier in his fifties sporting into a luxurious official residence in the center of Almaty. This general is naturally General Wu Peifu, the commander of the Xinjiang Provincial Security Bureau and deputy commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. He now looks quite proud, and seems to have completely emerged from the loss of Beiyang's demise. In fact, he is also the best one among the "Three Heroes of the Later Beiyang"-

——It seems that taking the right path is still very important. Xu Shuzheng and Feng Yuxiang, who were following Jiang JS, are now in the wild. Xu Shuzheng has left China and ran to Japan to hide. Feng Yuxiang is also a democratic fighter. Only Wu Peifu has the authority to shake the side, and he is in a very good mood. His Xinjiang Provincial Security Command has now moved to Almaty, and has governed tens of thousands of former Northwest Army First Army systems or local troops who have been recruited to Xinjiang.

This luxurious official residence is part of the Turkistan Governor's Office in Tsarist Russia. It is now the headquarters of the Central G Northwest Bureau and the Xinjiang Provincial Party Committee. Outside the garden surrounded by iron fences, there are guards holding Type 38 rifles standing guard. There are many staff members in the yard, busy decorating the 2.18 million square kilometers of central nervous system in Xinjiang Province.

When Wu Peifu was yelling to enter the hall, Mao Zd and Zhou Elai also came out of their respective offices. Both of them looked very good. They didn't speak when they met, and they seemed a little unharmonious. In fact, Wu Peifu was coming for this matter today. The quarrel between the two Chinese leaders over the policy of Xinjiang's socialist experiment was no longer a secret in the circle of the party, government and military leaders in Xinjiang. Everyone had the idea of ​​being mixed, but it was not easy for casual people to come forward, so they could only recommend Wu Peifu to speak.

"Runzhi, I heard that you have appointed the next party chairman. I'll congratulate you here." Wu Peifu took Mao Zd's hand and smiled: "Although Xinjiang is a good place, it's still not developed enough. The population is too small, and there is no large number of immigrants from the mainland. Not to mention GCism, even feudalism cannot be done. Brother Runzhi, when you become the party chairman, you have to find a way to send us more people."

Mao Zd frowned and shook his head: "Yu Shuai, our gcd is in Nanjing. But it is not as good as Xinjiang. The mobilization of immigration can only be done step by step, and it is unhurried."

"Hi, what's the difficulty?" Wu Peifu waved his hand and smiled, "My hometown is Shandong. There are always millions of people who have traveled to Guandong in recent years, right? Since there are people in Guandong, why is there no one here in Xinjiang? As long as we are willing to take out the good land on both sides of the Yili River, the population of Xinjiang will exceed 10 million in five years!"

Hearing that Wu Peifu also proposed the method of "dividing the land and working alone", Mao Zd's face suddenly became gloomy: "That is a capitalist approach. We can't do this in Xinjiang!"

Wu Peifu was stunned for a moment, looking at Mao Zd and asked seriously: "Brother Runzhi, it is a capitalist way to distribute land to farmers... Then didn't we do this when we were in Ningxia and Hexi? It's so difficult that we are also taking the capitalist path? You have to make it clear to me."

Mao Zd waved his hand indifferently: "Yushuai, the situation here in Xinjiang is different from that in Ningxia. In Ningxia, we allocate the land of landlords and rich peasants to poor and lower-middle peasants! This is a necessary means to launch a proletarian revolution, otherwise the peasants would not follow us, and our team would not grow and grow."

Wu Peifu smiled: "Then we now share the land on both sides of the Ili River to immigrants in the mainland, which is also a necessary means to build a socialist Xinjiang. Otherwise, people will not come! You can't tie Xinjiang with ropes? This is not socialism but slavery."

If someone else had been involved in this way, it would probably be impossible to escape the hat of a counter-revolutionary. However, when Wu Peifu said it, Mao Zd just smiled indifferently: "Yu Shuai, you have been joining GCD for so long, why don't you understand the difference?

In Ningxia and Hexi, it was the period of the land revolution. At that time, our main task was to mobilize the masses to carry out revolution. Distributing land to farmers is a means to mobilize the masses. After the revolution is victorious, we must still transform to socialist public ownership."
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