Hearing He Rui's prophecy that "swordsmen will meet in the future," Neji Okamura nodded slightly, "This is exactly what He Jun regrets. With the power of Japan and China going so far, a head-on collision is inevitable.

You and I can control it. Looking at the current situation in the mainland, it can be said that it is going from bad to worse. Mr. He is a rare wise man in the world. Considering the people of the two countries and the civilization of East Asia, the best policy is for the two countries to work together and support each other. I don’t know Mr. He

Why are you so stubborn?"

"Senior Gangcun, what is stubbornness?"

Okamura Ningji said: "After reading He Jun's masterpiece, I felt like I was enlightened and gained a lot. I completely agree with He Jun's point of view. The current problems in East Asia are essentially the conflict between Eastern civilization and Western civilization. From the perspective of economy, thought,

Culture and even military affairs are all-round contradictions. At this time, the enemy is strong and we are weak. Why not unify the power of East Asian civilization with Japan as the core, retreat to protect the foundation of its civilization, and advance to compete with the great powers for supremacy in the world?"

A group of young officers behind Okamura Neji nodded frequently. Obata Toshishiro took over the conversation, "Mr. He, when China and Japan unite their forces, there will inevitably be conflicts. People with lofty ideals in the two countries should work together to minimize the conflicts.

Well, the sooner the war is over the better, the sooner peace is the better, the best policy is to keep our vitality intact!"

He Rui shook his head repeatedly, "Since I came to Japan to study, the views of Okamura-kun and others have been repeated: rely on North Korea, explore Manchuria and Mongolia, acquire land and resources, and then live in harmony with China. In fact,

, from a military perspective alone, there is nothing wrong with this strategy. From a political and economic perspective, it is a dead end."

This is not the first time the two have argued. Okamura Neji just smiled and asked: "May I ask Mr. He, where is the fallacy?"

"I have been counting Japan's economic data." As he said that, He Rui subconsciously wanted to touch his schoolbag. He reached out and touched the space, and then he remembered that there was no notebook in the schoolbag today. It was filled with the latest issue of "Military Soul" newspaper.

.And at this time, the schoolbag was still held by Ishihara Wanji, who could only find the smoke point, "Japan has a land area of ​​370,000 square kilometers, and it is not a small country like the Netherlands and Belgium. Okamura-kun, what do you think is the most important issue in Japan at the moment?

what is the problem?"

Before Neji Okamura could answer, a cadet next to him stood up and replied: "First of all, land is a shortage of resources, and then the plutocratic politicians ignore the interests of the people, deceive the emperor and exploit the people, and are extravagant and extravagant! This is Japan

The most important thing right now!"

This person is Saburo Aizawa, a popular figure in the sergeant academy. Saburo Aizawa was born in a poor lower-level samurai family. He is famous in the school for his outspokenness and is the core of a group of cadets in their twenties.

Since someone answered, He Rui continued, "I mentioned a question in my article: What is civilization? Different from you, the civilization I think of is neither a kimono nor a robe; it is neither an ukiyo-e painting nor a robe.

Ink landscape. I think the core components of civilization should be survival and development. The way to achieve survival and development is represented by production and distribution. In practical applications, production and distribution are represented by the incomprehensibility of efficiency and fairness. And just now Gangcun

The questions you and Aizawa-kun have hit exactly these two points."

After hearing these words, except for Ishihara who nodded slightly, most of the other young Japanese soldiers looked at a loss.

He Rui further explained: "Judging from data from the Ministry of Finance, Japan's current population is about 55 million, and more than 85% of the population is concentrated in rural areas. Japan's current main contradiction is that the demand brought about by rapid population growth and industrial production capacity are not enough to meet the demand.

In terms of contradictions, is Okamura-kun's strategy hoping that by expanding into Manchuria and Mongolia, on the one hand, he will dilute the domestic surplus agricultural population and relieve domestic pressure; on the other hand, he will seize cheap coal, iron and non-ferrous metal raw materials by force to rapidly expand Japan's industry.

scale?"

Okamura Neji and Koten Toshijiro looked at each other. In fact, their military strategies generally aimed at vague "spheres of influence", and their main purposes were to "serve the emperor" and "bring forward the Yamato nation of Japan" and other vague and grand narratives.

The slogan does touch on the raw material land, but they think it is a matter of the Ministry of Finance or the chaebols. From their perspective, as long as they control more land and resources, what will happen to the Japanese Empire?

Worried about not being strong?

"Last year I recommended Mr. Okamura to carefully study "On War" in the hope that Mr. Okamura could understand this issue on his own." He Rui finished speaking and took another puff of cigarette. "Japan fought the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. The real

What was obtained was actually the opportunity to complete Japan's industrialization. From Meiji to Taisho, the country's prosperity was also due to this. Other so-called territories and reparations all shortened the time for Japan to transform from an agricultural country to an industrial country. In addition,

Everything else is trivial."

At this moment, everyone gathered around turned their heads. They saw Tojo Hideki and Yamashita Tomofumi approaching the crowd wearing the newly obtained Emperor's Saber. The Japanese soldiers behind Neji Okamura saluted. Tojo Hideki smiled slightly.

While nodding in return, he walked into the crowd and stood behind Neji Okamura. Yamashita Hobumi raised his hand to return the greetings to his classmates and stood in the crowd.

When everyone's eyes returned to the circle again, He Rui continued his speech, "Kangcun-kun, with your strategy, even if you conquer Manchuria and Mongolia, the benefits to Japan are actually not as great as you thought. Let me ask you

, what can Japan gain when you open up Manchuria and Mongolia?"

Tojo Hideki, who had just stood still, immediately replied: "Of course the whole country will benefit!"

"Then what have the citizens benefited from? How many citizens will there be when Japanese farmers go to the Northeast to cultivate land? What is the tax rate? Can Japanese farmers really realize their dream of rice for every meal?" He Rui asked.

Many of the young Japanese officers changed their expressions, and Tojo Hideki even looked unhappy. He just endured it and did not have an attack.

He Rui didn't expect Tojo Hideki to learn to be patient, but he was a little surprised. This guy had joined the "Soul of the Army" tabloid group before, because he was too arrogant and looked down on his classmates who were from lower backgrounds. He also encountered him in several debates.

He was furious during a sharp debate on Japan's domestic class issues.

Since no one interrupted, He Rui continued to say to Okamura Neiji: "Japan's national conditions determine that Japan must have a foreign trade economic model. Because industrial products are not very competitive, in addition to raw silk exports to Europe and the United States, they mainly export to China.
Chapter completed!