China and Japan are two very strange countries.

From culture to political system, both countries have amazing similarities. In terms of military and technological confidentiality, the two countries are generally consistent, so that at the same time as the Third Sino-Japanese War broke out, China successfully detonated the world's No. 1 in the northwest.

Japan has not received any news about a hydrogen bomb.

If Japan knew about this, what should they think about it? It would be a very difficult thing to explain clearly!

Until today, Japan still feels that China has developed rapidly in the past 30 years, but it can only be similar to Japan in terms of technological level. Even people with this idea can do it in Japan.

It is called the pro-China faction.

Most Japanese, including senior military and political leaders like Lieutenant General Minorhiko Higashi, still firmly believes that China's technological strength is still inferior to Japan, so they suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

One of the direct reactions of Lieutenant General Minamichi and other Japanese generals was that China secretly purchased new chariots from Germany.

Oh my God.

This is just like a century later, when Taiwanese media people are openly laughing on TV shows that mainlanders are so poor that they can’t even afford instant noodles.

Anyway, it's a very magical thing.

You should know that Japanese scientific researchers and annual scientific research funds cannot even reach a fraction of China. If Lieutenant General Tokura Miyako and other senior Japanese military and political leaders really go to China and see clearly the real China in 1939

What they already look like, they will definitely feel like the stupidest idiot in the world like the dementia mental patient.

Japan is still working hard to study the world's fastest steam train and named it Asia. During the same period, although the Sino-Japanese War broke out, the original industrial plan continued to advance without any changes.

The plan to transform the railway trunk line into an electrified railway will continue as usual.

Among the only six companies in the world that can produce large aircraft, China occupies three seats, and the total scale and level of China's machine tool industry have maintained the world's first place in the past decade... In this way, they are all ruthless by Japan

And numbly ignored.

From the proactive progress of the Meiji Restoration to the rigid blockade in the Showa period, Japan has changed so quickly that even the Chinese think how Japan can be so stupid.

Of course, if Japan insists on closing its ears and covering its eyes, firmly believe that the Yamato nation under the glory of the Emperor is the noblest race in Asia, and the Chinese race is one of the lowest, that is really nothing

It can be invisible, nothing can be heard.

In short, to summarize the reasons why the Third Sino-Japanese War broke out, the rigidity and stubborn right-wing reports of insulting China should be the first to be the ones, but this should also be blamed on the overall fascism of Japan.

From top to bottom, from the Emperor to the ordinary citizens of Japan, all Japanese believe that all the blame for this war breaks out is China, and what they say is "too arrogant and do not know that they are just inferior nations"

"The Chinese Empire has a conflict between China and Japan because of the long-term anti-Japanese plot in China. It is precisely because China wants to use the illegal government of North Korea to occupy the entire Korean Peninsula that the Imperial Japanese Navy will send fleets to the high seas to demonstrate, and China

The navy's sneak attack completely caused the war to break out.

This is the overall view of Japan.

After the outbreak of the war, unprecedented sentiment and hatred of China spread across Japan, supporting the military with great enthusiasm and unconditional support, and vowing to defeat the Chinese Empire, which was "too arrogant to the point of not knowing that it was just an inferior nation."

In China, the Chinese are also extremely angry and keen to completely defeat Japan.

On the one hand, the Battle of Sandua and Australia made the Chinese people indignant, awakened the hatred of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and on the other hand, it made the Chinese people excited. The counterattacks of the Central Navy and Air Force of the Imperial Empire caused heavy damage to Japan, and it was impossible to steal chickens and make rice!

The Chinese people were completely angry.

The flame of revenge is burning all over the country, and vowing to turn Japan into a sea of ​​fire. The mobilization of the war has become a bit redundant. The young people who signed up for the army have almost squeezed out all recruitment stations, every city and township

The recruiting stations were lined up in long queues, and the sales of national war bonds were sold out in half a month without any pressure.

All military-industrial enterprises across the country have been fully engaged in their efforts, stopped all the crazy operations of holidays, recruited new workers, and produced new weapons and equipment on a large scale. The World Chinese Business Association has launched a large donation campaign around the world to serve the army.

Buy equipment and donate planes.

Before, whether it was World War I, Sino-Soviet War, or East Africa War, the Chinese people had never been so fanatic. Perhaps the hatred accumulated by China and Japan over the past half century was too deep, so deep that the people of both countries could not be able to do so.

The point of coexistence.

Especially in this era of nationalism.

However, under such a big wave, Emperor Song was still calm and sober, and seemed unmoved.

A few days ago, he and Jiang Fangzhen and others made a final round of discussion on the overall strategy of the war, finally determined the strategy, formulated a comprehensive combat plan, and followed his ideas as a whole, and continued in about six months.

Strengthen preparations for war, gain time to accumulate more advantages, and start a real big attack from March next year.

Emperor Song’s idea was very simple. He was not in a hurry to decide the victory or defeat on the Korean Peninsula. Instead, through military oppression in the stalemate stage, he forced the Japanese army to continuously transfer the main force to the Korean battlefield. When most of the main force of the Japanese army was concentrated on the Korean Peninsula,

Launch a comprehensive offensive campaign to strive to resolve the war more on the Korean Peninsula, rather than go to Japan to fight the main decisive battle.

His guiding ideology and general strategy were unanimously recognized by all members of the Central Military Commission, because if he wanted to fight in Japan, it would be relatively stressful. He would try his best to attract the main force of the Japanese army to the Korean Peninsula and encircle and annihilate it on the peninsula.

The main force of the Japanese army is obviously the best choice.

That morning, Emperor Song signed an order to approve a joint application from the Central Secret Service and the Cabinet Ministry of Science and Technology and Industry, allowing the special industrialization of semiconductor technology, which was originally under the scope of special confidentiality technology, after the war.

This means that within a year after the end of the Sino-Japanese War, if there is no new war breaking out, most of the technologies in the imperial semiconductor industry will be able to be used in the commercial field, radios, home appliances, computers, and communication equipment will be greatly improved.

A big improvement effect.

Before this, the semiconductor industry could only be used in the military industry, while the scale of the three companies in the empire, Northeast Semiconductor, Beijing Semiconductor and Jiangnan Semiconductor, had grown to a higher level.

Because the purification process of raw materials is very complex and difficult, it requires great process research and experiments, as well as a high production process level, the Empire is not worried that other countries can quickly realize industrialized semiconductor production in the next ten years.

, the empire will monopolize the world's semiconductor industry.

Ten years are long and probably short.

Song Biao was not absolutely sure of ensuring that the empire could occupy the leading position in the semiconductor industry for a long time, so while signing the application order to approve the Ministry of Science and Technology Industry, he also called Prime Minister Gu Weijun and asked Gu Weijun to go to the General Office of the Central Palace in person.

Make a report.

Gu Weijun also made mistakes, thinking that the emperor mainly had to listen to the cabinet's mobilization and material transportation and coordination reports on the Sino-Japanese War. He prepared for a long time, and then brought a thick stack of "Wartime Industrial Control Plans"

A summary report arrived at the Royal Palace.

As the Prime Minister, he has privileges in the Central Palace. If it is not a special situation, the Prime Minister can directly get a seat and report his work in front of the imperial court. The Prime Minister's seat is also very special and more luxurious and noble, symbolizing that the Prime Minister is in

The noble status among the empires is second only to the emperor.

Gu Weijun hurried to the palace. After paying homage to the emperor in the office, when the emperor signaled him to sit down in front of the emperor, he couldn't wait to sit down and took out the thick stack of "Wartime Industrial Control Plans".

Song Biao took a look and knew roughly that Gu Weijun had made the point of the matter wrong, but he did not dissuade him.

Song Biao simply gave himself a rest, so he lit a cigar and slapped silently without saying anything.

Gu Weijun sorted out his thoughts for a while, and then reported to Emperor Song: "Emperor, the cabinet has now passed the "Wartime Industrial Control Plan" and is accelerating the allocation of military production and military supplies, and the pressure of military bond sales.

It is very light. It is expected that in the next two years, the cabinet can pay 7 billion military expenditures to the military headquarters every year. If necessary, the cabinet can also pay an additional 5.5 billion military expenditures within three years by invoking fiscal surplus."

Song Biao thought for a moment and asked Gu Weijun: "How long do you think this war will last?"

Gu Weijun thought for a while and replied: "My subordinates think this may depend on the emperor's intention. If you just want to end the war, you can do it within this year. If the emperor decides to use this battle to drive Japan from the seat of the great powers.

Elimination makes it difficult for Japan to threaten our country for decades in the long run, which may take two or three years, or even longer. Just consider the problem from the perspective of the domestic economy. At this stage, the Imperial Central Finance 1

If /3 is used for military expenditure, it will not make the economy difficult for about two years, but if this situation lasts too long, more than three years, or four years, the impact on the imperial economy will expand."

Song Biao reminded: "The situation around the world is becoming more and more complicated, and the risk of a full-scale war between the Soviet Union and Germany is increasing. If Germany wins, it is very likely that Germany will continue to fight against Western Europe after obtaining sufficient resources. If it is

The Soviet Union won, and the Soviet Union was likely to push extreme left governmentism to the entire Eastern Europe and Germany, further threatening the world. Therefore, no matter what the outcome of the Soviet-German war, the risk of a larger war will be further increased worldwide. China is like this

The environment must not be kept alone. The cabinet must be fully prepared and not be blindly optimistic. It is not a bad thing to sell part of its overseas assets in advance to ensure the reserve rate of the central government."

Gu Weijun thought silently, and did not rush to answer.

The Sino-Japanese War can be called a war between the richest and the poorest among the world's powers. The fiscal and taxation systems of China and Japan are two completely different situations.

Japan implemented a tax collection system, and the central government collected all taxes and redistributed them to local governments. This is conducive to the efficient use of finance and the balance of local finance. In war times, such fiscal policies are more conducive to maintaining the needs of war.

This allows Japan to raise military expenditures that are equal to the other side with a poor economic foundation in a war between weak and strong.

China implements a tax-sharing system. In the total national tax revenue, the central government and local provincial governments generally maintain a ratio of 6.5:3.5, with a high proportion of central tax in industrial provinces and a low proportion of central tax in agricultural provinces.

This tax policy is conducive to local governments to implement a certain degree of autonomy and ensure basic province-wide education, welfare, medical care, industrial and agricultural support expenditures. Even in the war environment, local governments' fiscal expenditures are enough to maintain the overall stability of the country.

Another difference from the Japanese government is that among the total fiscal revenue of the Chinese central government, national tax revenue accounts for 3/4, and the remaining 1/4 comes from overseas investment in central assets, foreign debt, national trust investment, and the value-added national strategic reserves.

Then, the income of this part is basically twice the total national fiscal revenue of Japan throughout the year.

Of course, Japan did not care about such a gap. When they defeated the Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russia, they basically faced such huge differences, which made Japan always feel that national fiscal expenditures are the key to determining the outcome of the military.

In 1938, China's GDP will account for more than 38% of the world's total, with a total of more than 251 billion yuan, and the total national tax revenue is 44.37 billion yuan, including the central tax revenue within the tariffs account for 67.43, central overseas debt and domestic and foreign trusts.

The total assets were 137 billion yuan, and the income from overseas debt and trust investment appreciation in that year was 9.14 billion yuan.

China has today, to a large extent thanks to World War I and the Great Depression in 1929. It was the huge trade surplus and venture capital in these two crises that caused the scale of central trust assets to rise in 20 years.

70 times, the total overseas assets of less than 2 billion yuan that year were far lower than those in the United Kingdom, the United States, France and Germany. After the First World War and the Sino-Soviet War, Tsarist Russia's assets in overseas colonies became second only to the world.

The fourth largest overseas investor country of Britain, the United States and France, was the bottom of the Great Depression in 1929, which further led the empire to surpass the United States, Britain and France and become the world's largest capital exporter and creditor country.

At the same time, China is also the country with the largest economic output in the world. Its industrial output value and agricultural output value have jumped to the top of the world, with a total volume of 1.5 times that of the United States. It is also the world's largest foreign trade surplus.

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It is precisely because of such a financial and economic foundation that the Imperial Prime Minister Gu Weijun has enough ambition and patience to deal with this war. With the current economic strength of the Empire, it is not a serious problem to maintain 7 billion yuan in annual military expenditures within three years.

The expenditure accounts for only 17.5 of the total central fiscal revenue.

It has an impact, but not a big impact.

Gu Weijun considered Emperor Song's reminder and guessed that instead of the world environment becoming more dangerous, the emperor was more accumulating strength and preparing to solve the biggest threat of the two empires of the Soviet Union and Japan at the same time during this period. It is very likely that even Germany would deal with it together. , coupled with the policy of containment of British and French colonies and the absolute confidence of possessing nuclear weapons, the emperor should have made up his mind to fight a new world war and establish the empire's hegemony in the world with the war.

He did not support the emperor's ambition, but his father-in-law Tang Shaoyi was the lesson of the past, and the empire did have such strength.

After careful consideration, Gu Weijun simply replied to Emperor Song: "Reporting to the emperor, my subordinates are expected to issue more than 40 billion yuan in war bonds in China, half of which will be purchased by the central bank and Asian banks, as for the current central gold and In terms of silver reserves, the central bank can do this."

Song Biao nodded slightly and said, "This is the best. Being prepared is always better than being unprepared. In fact, letting you come here this time is not about asking these things. I have approved the application report of the Ministry of Science and Technology on the commercialization of semiconductor technology. , Since you are here, then take this case back. As a monarch, since you have decided to do this, I should not object to you, but I need you to ensure that the empire can maintain its long-term existence in this field. The leading advantage, even an absolute advantage. So, I agree to the case, the condition is that you, the Prime Minister and your cabinet must come up with a long-term plan with at least ten years of cycles, in the fields of talent training, industrial support and scientific research All must maintain an absolute leading position in the world. I don’t need to emphasize here how this long-term plan should be formulated, as for the importance of the semiconductor industry, the overall importance of the national industry and scientific and technological progress, and the national defense. I hope you come up with a reliable and secure solution as soon as possible!”

Gu Weijun replied: "Report to Your Majesty, this plan is being formulated. It is currently expected that the semiconductor and electronic disciplines will be promoted in six national universities and seven private universities across the country, and the electronic application department will be established separately, at the Central University of Science and Technology and Tianjin Beiyang The university will set up a professional electronics school. In the material discipline, the empire will also add semiconductor materials tutorials. In the field of junior college, the government plans to establish an electronics college in Tianjin, Shanghai and Zhendan to cultivate professional talents. At present, the government is considering setting up special support funds and policies to encourage enterprises to continue to increase research and development in this field. The government will also strengthen national basic research in this field through the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Central Computer Research Institute. There is also a proposal now to establish Central Semiconductor Research Institute, strengthen its advancement in this field.”

Song Biao was basically satisfied with this plan and proposed: "Xi'an can also be promoted as the focus of the development of the semiconductor industry, and the electronics college can be established at Xi'an University through a national method. Xi'an is the Western University that we want to promote. Cities, but Xi'an and Shaanxi lack sufficient industrial resources, and developing semiconductors and aviation industries are a good option. As for military industry, Xi'an, as the safest hinterland in our country, is also more suitable for strengthening investment in the military industry."

Gu Weijun agreed: "The emperor is wise."

Song Biao could only sigh and said, "It is always not difficult to formulate policies. The key lies in the specific implementation. Research and talent training in this field must be fully strengthened. No matter how the war is fought, scientific research in this area No cost savings can be saved.”

"yes!"

Gu Weijun agreed immediately.
Chapter completed!