Nanjing, Tangshan.

After being elected Prime Minister of Greater China, Tangshan became a gathering place for the federal central organs. The Prime Minister's Office, the cabinet ministries and the participating political parties. Both the Legislative Yuan moved from Nanjing to Tangshan. Only Duan Qirui's presidential palace was set up in the original President's Office of the National Government in Nanjing. Moreover, the original habit of officials from various central departments going to Shanghai for weekends was quietly changed after Chang Ruiqing took office as prime minister. This elected cabinet prime minister is a typical example of diligent government affairs, even if all departments are on holiday.

On Sunday, the Prime Minister's Office also worked as usual, and from time to time, he would call all ministers to the Prime Minister's Office for meetings. For example, today, on November 7, 1925, Vice Premier Zhang Junmai, Director of the State Planning Commission Yan Xishan, Minister of Heavy Industry Kong Xiangxi, Minister of Military Preparation Jiang Baili and others received a call from Chen Cheng, Secretary-General of the Prime Minister's Office, and immediately rushed over. As soon as the four men walked into the Prime Minister's Office, they saw that Zhang Guotao had already arrived there one step earlier and handed a stack of thick documents to Chang Ruiqing.

"Mr. Junmai, Mr. Baichuan, Mr. Yongzhi, Mr. Baili, you are all here, let's sit down." After Chang Ruiqing greeted the three of them, he looked at the documents on his own.

The three ministerial officials of the federal government were all guessing that they were invited to the house early this morning, probably because of this stack of documents. I don’t know what happened, but looking at who is present, you can probably guess that the content of the document must be related to heavy industry construction.

"Kai Yin, what?" After waiting for a long time, Chang Ruiqing had not seen him finish reading the documents, Zhang Junmai couldn't help but ask Zhang Guotao in a low voice.

"The 1924 Economic Work Report of the People's Committee of the Soviet Union is a confidential version, not something public in Pravda." Zhang Guotao replied proudly. Although this information was delivered by Japanese GCD Chairman Katayama, the credit should always be remembered on him, the intelligence director. "According to this report, the Soviet Union's first five-year plan is now halfway, and the task is half completed. More than 1,000 factories planned to be built in the plan have started construction, of which 20% have been completed, and the remaining 80% can be completed within three years! These projects are mainly concentrated in heavy industries such as machinery manufacturing, military industry, steel, automobiles, tractors, petroleum and petrochemicals. In addition, precision manufacturing and chemicals have also developed rapidly with the help of East Germany and the United States technicians.

According to the outlook of the Soviet National Economic Planning Commission, after their first five-year plan is fully completed, the Soviet Union's total industrial output value will reach 1.4 times that of the pre-war period, and the heavy industry will increase by 150%! The power generation will increase by 200%! The GDP of industrial production will approach France and become the fourth largest industrial power in the world.

The Soviets also pointed out in their report that after the end of the Persian War, the blockade of the Soviet Union by imperialist countries had ended. The Soviet Union would be more likely to obtain advanced industrial technology and machinery and equipment, so in the second five-year plan, the Soviet Union's industrial construction will achieve greater achievements. It is expected that by 1935, the Soviet Union will become the world's second largest industrial country after the United States!"

"Second only to the United States!" Zhang Junmai took a breath.

He started from the time when Chen Duxiu was the Prime Minister, and was actually responsible for the country's economic work. He is still the case now. Therefore, he is well aware of the development of China's economy, especially heavy industry, and can also calculate the approximate GDP of China in 1935, and know what the concept of the world's second largest industrial country is.

Moreover, he originally thought that China's industrial growth rate was the highest in the world, but he did not expect that the Soviet Union had almost achieved an industrial growth rate that was no less than China's when it was blocked by the whole world! Now, the imperialist blockade of the Soviet Union has been broken, and in the next few years, the heavy industry of this red empire is probably going to leave China far behind!

Zhang Guotao smiled bitterly and continued to introduce: "We also received information. In the future, the Soviet Union and Japan's military construction will also be divided. The Soviet Union will focus on building the world's strongest army, especially cavalry and armored troops, and in addition, naval submarine forces will also focus on development. Japan will focus on developing the navy and strive to build the world's most powerful naval fleet with two four-year plans."

Well, the Soviet Union in the northwest had the world's strongest army, and Japan in the east was preparing to build the world's strongest navy. With two attacks, the defense situation of the Greater China Federation is really not very good.

However, Chang Ruiqing did not show any worry on his face. He closed the document and glanced at everyone: "That's the matter. Kaiyin has already told everyone that we have two strong rivals, the Soviet Union and Japan. However, we still have many friends, Germany, Britain, France and Italy, so there is no need to worry too much. As for asking everyone here today, I want to discuss the issue of the second five-year plan with you. The 15th plan will end next year, and we have also achieved great results. Although the number of factories built is not as many as the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union walked on one leg and only the state's investment. And we

There are hundreds of factories invested by the state, thousands of factories invested by private investment (mostly small factories), and foreign investment exceeding 100 million US dollars per year. Therefore, our industrial growth rate is also very fast. Starting from the Second Five-Year Plan, we should further accelerate, and strive to surpass Britain and France by 1935, becoming the fourth industrial power in the world second only to the United States, the Soviet Union and Germany. In this way, we don’t need to be afraid of the Soviet Union, whose strength is restrained. As for Japan’s world’s strongest navy, we don’t need to be afraid, because our army far surpasses Japan, and their navy cannot reach the shore."

"Japan's purpose of building the world's first navy is to go south?" Yan Xishan graduated from a Japanese non-commissioned officer and still has some military experience. He touched his beard and said, "Why didn't Trotsky let Japan focus on developing the army? Then, the Japanese and Soviet Union will deal with us first?"

"Because we also have a small naval development plan," Chang Ruiqing smiled and said: "Three 27,000-ton aircraft carriers, six 25,000-ton main ships, hundreds of submarines and hundreds of naval combat aircraft. Without a considerable naval protection, the Japanese army cannot even live without the local area. So Trotsky simply ordered Japan to develop its naval so that it would be better to use the Japanese navy to liberate the people of Australia and the American people in the future!"

As soon as this half-joking statement was released, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became much more relaxed. Jiang Baili asked with a smile: "Chairman, what projects should our Second Five-Year Plan focus on developing? If we want to maintain the Mainland Army and the Navy at the same time, there may be some shortcomings in military expenditure?"

"Don't worry, money will never be a problem before the world war." Chang Ruiqing still looked confident, "but it is not necessary to develop the Navy and the Mainland Army at the same time. Let's do the scale of the Navy first. Three aircraft carriers and six main battleships... The focus of the arms construction of the Second Five-Year Plan is still machinery, tractors, trucks, special alloys and aviation industries. In particular, the expansion of the Central First Aircraft Manufacturing Plant and the Volkswagen Tractor Company will be the top priority of the Second Five-Year Plan's arms industry. Mr. Baili, you must personally inquire and supervise."

"Mr. Baichuan. Mr. Yongzhi, we are subject to the shortage of engineering and technical personnel and technical workers in the 15th Plan, and the pace of development is slow, but this bottleneck no longer exists. Therefore, the construction pace of heavy industry and infrastructure in the 25th Plan can be accelerated. Construction funds can also be raised in multiple aspects..."

"Mr. Junmai, starting from the Second Five-Year Plan, we should increase our efforts to introduce foreign capital, not only attract foreign direct investment, but also find ways to attract foreign indirect investment, such as issuing stocks, bonds or merchants to foreign investors to borrow syndicated loans. However, bonds should be issued as long as possible, and the term of syndicated loans should be as long as possible, and the shortest should not be less than 10 years. Also, the central bank must be instructed to complete the sale of all inventories of silver before October 1929. All inventories of silver must be exchanged for gold or US dollars. By the way, all arrears of barter trade should be settled with materials before October 1929..."

The October 1929 that Chang Ruiqing mentioned was of course the beginning of the famous "Great Depression" in history, and it was also the thing he was most worried about now. Because he didn't know how adverse impact this catastrophe of the capitalist world in history would have on China, which has entered the fast lane of capitalist development. And what he can do now is to prepare for the future and minimize the losses China will suffer in this crisis. As for the idea of ​​taking advantage of the situation to rob the United States and make a vote, Chang Ruiqing could not imagine at all, because the history of this world has completely changed. Who knows when the American financial crisis will happen?

Perhaps, it can happen a few years later and have a close contact with the World War II that began early.

...

At this time, Tokyo, the capital of Japan, was shrouded in drizzle. On a slightly wet street in Asakusa Town, an unmarked car was parked quietly. Suddenly, two figures walked out of the side door of a luxury mansion with Takeda's sign hanging on the street and got into the car directly.

"Let's go." Takeda Yuki's butt was just sitting on the chair and said.

A middle-aged man in a Japanese Red Army uniform asked from the driver's seat: "Sir, Madam, where are you going?"

Takeda Yuki said: "Go to the Red Army Club in Miyakesaka." As he said that, he smiled at a kimono beauty beside him: "Cai, the Red Army Club has arrived with a batch of fabrics woven from the Western Front and French cosmetics. Let's see if you like it, okay?"

"Hay, thank you husband." Takeda Aya (Mutou Nobuyoshi's daughter) bowed slightly to her husband, with a happy smile on her face. Unlike the daughters of the peasant families who were sold to Nanyang during this period, the wife of the General Political Commissar of the Japanese Red Army has always lived in the sky! The Red Army club she was going to is not allowed to enter by casual Red Army soldiers. In fact, it is the most advanced special-supply shop in Japan, a complex of special-supply hotels and special-supply entertainment venues in the entire country. Only Japanese GCD or Japanese Red Army cadres at the ministerial level and above are qualified to go there to consume goods or services that they cannot buy even if they have money.

The motor rumbled, and the black car rushed forward. The wheels ran over the puddles on the street, and the water splashed on several pedestrians with umbrellas, but no one dared to show any displeasure. In a corner of the street, several "guardians" wearing yellow military uniforms and blue hats were whispering something. After a while, one of them ran to a post office on the street to call his superiors to report, and the other two rode their bicycles far behind Takeda's car. They were all from the Central Security Bureau directly belonging to Katayama, who was responsible for monitoring senior party and Red Army cadres living in Asakusa Town.

"Why are these people always staring at us? Isn't my husband the General Political Commissar of the Red Army? Can't I give orders to them not stare?"

Takeda Yuki smiled slightly, and a chill appeared in his eyes: "Let them keep an eye on it. Anyway, they won't be able to keep an eye on it for long."

The car stopped in Miyakesaka, and it was still raining in the air. After getting off the car, Yuki Takeda got off the car and walked towards a building with the Red Army Club sign with his wife Asa holding an umbrella.

This Red Army Club was rebuilt from the original Japanese Army Officer Club, next to the past Army Provincial Building, the current Labor and National Defense Commission. It is a place for Japanese and senior Japanese Red Army cadres to consume and enjoy entertainment in Tokyo. There are not too many such people in Tokyo, so the club seemed deserted at this time. Walking into the special supply store on the first floor of the club building, you can only see a few gorgeously dressed women selecting goods in front of the dazzling array of containers.

Takeda Yuki held his wife's jade hand and walked around casually in the store, then smiled at his wife: "There are so many good things, Acai. Please choose slowly, can I go to the third floor to sit first?" The third floor of the club is a place for geisha performances. After the victory of the Japanese Revolution, the ancient profession of geisha was of course basically banned. Only in this special place that specializes in serving Japanese G and Japanese Red Army officials, there are also geisha performances and services. The geisha in the Red Army club in Miyakasaka is of course the best among the best.

"Hai." Japanese women in this era were extremely obedient to their husbands, even Muto Aya, who was born in a general, was no exception. Although she did not want her husband to have an affair with other women in her heart, she did not dare to show it at all on the surface.

...

With a slight sound, the two paper doors were put together. Takeda Yuki stood with his hands behind his back and squinted his eyes at the Chinese-style room with a mahogany round table in the middle. There was a large area around him, with various exquisite ornaments. The round table was very wide and enough to sit down a dozen people, but at this time only Yasuo Yasuda was sitting alone.

Yasuo Yasuda is a regular visitor of this club. He claims to devote his entire life and all his energy to the cause of liberation of mankind, so he has not yet started a family in his thirties, but he has an affair with all the geishas here. Now seeing Takeda come in, two cold and fierce lights bloomed in his slightly gloomy eyes, looking directly at Takeda Yuki's face. After a while, he spoke:

"Tada-kun, I'm here to make an appointment today. Are there any insights?"

Takeda Hiroshi did not immediately say his purpose, but was observing the other party's expression carefully. Trotsky's handwritten Nobuya Yasuda must have read it, but he did not show his intention to surrender to him, but he quietly went to the appointment. It seemed that it was not easy to find out the attitude of this spy chief.

Takeda sat on the other side of the mahogany round table. He looked at Yasuda opposite him and said with a smile: "Yamada, have you ever read the letter from Comrade Trotsky?"

"I've seen it." Yasuo Yasuo Yasuda sighed, looking at Takeda Hiroshi's cold face, and couldn't help but shake his head, "Are Takeda still not satisfied with his current status? Chairman Katayama has been waiting for me... and... And... You don't know the current situation of Japan. Can you be the pioneer of the world revolution?"

In fact, Yasuda has received instructions from Nanjing to stand on Takeda's side and gain his trust in order to continue to control the Japanese People's Committee of the Internal Affairs. Therefore, Yasuda is playing hard to get, which on the one hand has boosted Takeda's appetite, and on the other hand it also shows that the People's Committee of the Internal Affairs "do not interfere in the internal struggles."

Takeda Yuki laughed and replied: "This world revolutionary vanguard is really determined. Otherwise, how could we Japanese gain the support of the army and the people?"

These words made Hikaru clear about Hikaru's situation. Yasuo Yasuda sighed softly, revealing a dilemma.

"If you don't be this vanguard, the people and the army will lose hope of reversing their national destiny. But how can Japan's current national strength support the world's strongest navy? This is something that even the British Empire can't support." Speaking of this, he suddenly looked at Takeda with a calm look and whispered: "Tada-kun, is it possible for Japan to board the Chinese ship?"

Takeda was stunned for a moment, with a shocked expression on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Yamada, what do you mean?"

"Soviet gcd is GCD, and Chinese gcd is also GCD..." Yasuda paused, his eyebrows tightly twisted together, and he seemed to be in a fierce struggle in his heart. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "This is what Chairman Katayama means!"

Takeda stood up and looked at Yasuda coldly, his face was gloomy and clear. After a while, he said, "Yanda, what else do you know?"

Yasuo Yasuda frowned and said, "Chairman Katayama ordered me to contact the secret contact between the People's Committee of the Internal Affairs and the People's Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and now he has taken the line of Chang Ruiqing. Chang Ruiqing also wrote a handwritten letter to Chairman Katayama..."
Chapter completed!