Volume 1 Unsettled Times Chapter 157 Objectives
Although Sun Yat-sen got a beautiful wife, she was full of energy and rejuvenated her second spring in her life. But she lost far more than she got. Charlie Song's turn against each other made the revolutionary party, which was already short of funds, was even worse. Not only did she lose her old friends, she also had a stable source of income. In addition, Charlie Song made Charlie very angry and even got a serious illness. Among the friends, they were extremely dissatisfied with Sun Yat-sen's actions. In addition, the stability of the domestic situation and the smooth implementation of the constitutional government, some people who were swaying in the KMT and the Revolutionary Party gradually changed their attitudes. Some abandoned Sun Yat-sen and defected to Sun Yat-sen, some gradually became distant from Sun Yat-sen, and some even cursed Sun Yat-sen for Charlie Song, turning from support to opposition.
These were all things Sun Wen did not expect. Although he was good-mouthed and had mastered his skills, he could explain it in the face of facts. Most people only believed what he saw and no longer believed it. Afterwards, Sun Wen regretted it and secretly sighed that he always couldn't control his small head? If he had known this, why would he have done such a thing?
There is no medicine for regret in the world. Sun Yat-sen was overwhelmed by his own incident, which led to the already shaky revolutionary party almost falling apart. If it weren't for the hard-core support of some of the "hot-blooded young people" who were fooled, Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party would have disbanded again. But even so, his revolutionary party would have lost its scale when it was first established and would have fallen further.
The political situation in China is gradually becoming clearer. The central government has basically unified the country. Except for a few areas in the northwest and northeast, the political situation of the country has become stable. Among the parties, KMT is the leader, and the remaining parties are blooming. Moreover, the revolutionary party is fanning the flames and igniting revolution everywhere, and the country is developing rapidly with the opportunity of European war. Fang Zida judged that the climate of the revolutionary party has ended, and Sun Yat-sen, who is betrayal of his relatives, is already in a state of tranquility. As long as the central government does not make any major changes, the country will inevitably move towards a good cycle.
However, internal and external solutions were resolved, and the Japanese government recklessly used iron fist to recover the losses in order to overcome this counterfeit banknote crisis. Although all the countries of the Allies, including neutral countries, strongly protested against the Japanese government's actions and initiated the trade punishment process, Fang Zida was not at all relaxed, but on the contrary, it was a little heavy.
The reason is very simple. Japan is a strange nation. The Japanese thinking is not something that ordinary people on earth can think of. Japanese politicians often go to extremes when facing problems. This time, the reaction is one of them. Although the Japanese government can solve economic problems in a short time and stabilize the domestic situation, the consequences are also extremely serious. Countries that suffer huge losses will never give up. If trade punishment is officially issued, the Japanese economy will inevitably suffer another major blow, and at this time, Japan, which is forced to the corner, will never sit still and wait for death. If Fang Zida makes a good judgment, the Japanese government may be desperate and do more horrifying things.
Anyone who knows some modern history knows that since the Meiji Restoration, Japan has been like a crazy gambler. He first borrowed huge sums of money from Britain to develop the navy, and suddenly launched a war when he could not repay the huge amount of money. He annexed North Korea in one fell swoop, and at the same time he took the entire national fortune to the betting platform, fighting a Sino-Japanese War with the Qing government at that time. After barely defeating China, Japan relied on compensation to pay off all the loans and gained territories such as North Korea, Taiwan*wan.
The lack of affordability led to a further increase in national strength. Not long afterwards, Japan, which tasted the sweetness, sat on the gambling table again, but this time the opponent was no longer China, but the Tsarist Russian Empire. The Russo-Japanese War was thrilling. If it weren't for luck and Tsarist Russia's command mistakes, the result of this war might have been two different. However, Japan won the second bet. With the achievements of defeating Tsarist Russia, Japan gained a lot of benefits and barely squeezed into the ranks of the great powers.
The success of two consecutive moves has caused the arrogant and arrogant attitude of Japan. If it weren't for Fang Zida's appearance, with the outbreak of the European war, there might have been a repeat of the battle between Japan and Germany on Qingdao. The Japanese government, which had successfully gambling twice, considered himself a "God of Gambling", had long lost its mind to think about the problem calmly. When the trade punishments against Japan by various countries began, Fang Zida concluded that Japan would definitely sit back on the gambling table like the previous two times.
There are often many coincidences in history. Take World War II in later generations as an example. Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor was also a gambling out of this mentality. However, Japan lost that gambling and almost lost as a pants. If the United States had not supported Japan after the Korean War and considered the Asian issue and supported Japan, Japan would have become a third-rate country and would never have turned over.
"China? Tsarist Russia? Or..."
Fang Zida's brows became tighter and tighter. What kind of reaction would the Japanese government react? With his understanding of the Japanese, the possibility of going to war is extremely high. If he tore his face with the allies of the Allies, will Japan join the allies and start a war against the Allies? This is feasible. Once the trade punishment of the Allies begins, Japan's chance of doing so is very high, and only war can transfer and resolve such contradictions. Of course, Japan has another option, that is, to continue to stay in the Allies and formally send troops to attack the Allies to recover the Allies' understanding of the Japanese government. However, with Japan's geographical location and military deployment, it is almost impossible to go to Europe to participate in the war. If Tsarist Russia enters Europe, Tsar Nicholas II will definitely not agree. In this way, the target of the war is only the members of the Allies who are close to the close, or the British and French colonies in Asia, and even China as a neutral country.
Who would Japan choose? Fang Zida was a little nervous. If he was the Japanese Prime Minister, the best choice would be China. China is a neighbor between China and Japan, and Japan's territorial ambitions for China have not been eliminated. Although China is now on the road of constitutionalism and the construction of the national army has gradually taken shape, China is still weaker than Japan in terms of overall military strength. Instead of breaking up the face and the countries of the Allied countries to go to war, it is much more reliable to launch a local war against a neutral country. Whether from a military or political perspective, the risks are also smaller. Once the war is victorious, obtaining a large tract of China's territorial resources can still satisfy Japan's ambition to conquer Asia and conquer the world.
Thinking of this, Fang Zida couldn't help but smile bitterly. If this was the result, I'm afraid he would have shot himself in the foot this time and caused fire to burn him. Fang Zida secretly regretted that he had done something too much, but when he thought about it, his mood gradually calmed down again. Although a unified China, with Japan's current national strength, it is a little worse than the war, but the outcome is really hard to predict. Perhaps this matter is a loss of a man, how can he know the good or bad?
"Brother Xizi, Brother Changqing."
"Brother Zhengming."
Seeing Fang Zida come in, Yang Du and Yang Yongtai stood up at the same time. Fang Zida greeted them with a smile and signaled to sit down and chat.
The servant served the tea. After the tea delivery man left, Yang Du asked with a smile, "Is there anything big of a problem in finding Changqing and me in such a hurry?"
Nodded, Fang Zida said solemnly: "Brother Xizi is right. There is something important to discuss with the two of you."
"Oh..." Yang Du and Yang Yongtai exchanged their eyes and sat there quietly waiting for Fang Zida to speak.
After taking a sip of cigarette, Fang Zida asked, "Two, can you tell the political situation in Japan recently?"
"Japan?" Yang Du was surprised, thought for a while and asked, "What Zheng Ming refers to Japan's financial turmoil, right?"
Fang Zida nodded, took out a piece of information and handed it over, saying, "These are the information about Japan's financial issues that my central bank and the Ministry of Finance just received. Let's take a look first."
Yang Du and Yang Yongtai opened and looked at it without saying a word. The room calmed down for a moment, and there was no other sound except for the rustling sound of paper turning and slight breathing.
Soon, both of them read the information, and Yang Du and Yang Yongtai's expressions gradually became solemn from the initial ease.
"These Japanese are simply crazy." Yang Du shook his head and said, "Are they not afraid of offending Britain, France, the United States and other countries when doing this? Do they treat everyone in the world as fools? Can those great powers who suffered great losses let go so easily?"
"Haha, Xizi is not ignorant of the personality of the Japanese. These Japanese are accustomed to being arrogant and are always willing to take advantage of the situation and are not willing to suffer losses. It is normal to do things without regard for the end. However... in this case, Japan may be under great pressure and this matter will never end easily."
"The two said it's right." Fang Zida said interrogated: "On the surface, the financial problems have temporarily been suppressed, but the consequences are extremely serious. Based on my understanding of Western countries and Japanese, this matter has just begun. I'm afraid it won't take long, and even bigger things will happen."
Yang Du thought about it thoughtfully, suddenly his face changed, and he pointed at Fang Zida and couldn't speak for a while.
"Brother Xizi, did you think of something?"
Yang Du nodded and sighed with an ugly expression: "I'm afraid... the troublesome autumn... is going to fight again."
Yang Yongtai did not react as quickly as Yang Du, but his judgment ability was not inferior to Yang Du. After thinking for a moment, his face changed and his expression was extremely solemn.
"Two great talents!" Fang Zida praised him, but there was no hint of joy on his face. He asked directly: "According to what you see, will Japan attack who country?"
"It's hard to say... it's hard to say..." Yang Du shook his head and thought for a while, "Maybe Tsarist Russia, maybe Britain and France, or maybe..."
"Maybe it was the Republic of China!" Yang Yongtai said interrogatively.
Chapter completed!