Chapter 355
When the car arrived at the mansion of Mr. Nishizoji, he saw that several cars had already been parked outside. Nagata Tengshan got off and sorted out his already neat military uniforms. Then he walked towards the gate. The guard had already received an order and knew that Nishizoji had invited Nagata Tengshan, and the gate had already opened.
Nishienji Temple is quite Westernized, and the home is completely Western-style, and the restaurant is the same. At the long European aristocratic dining table, Nishienji sat in the main seat, with two tableware placed next to it. One person was already sitting next to Nishienji Temple, holding a cigarette between his fingers, and was talking to Nishienji Temple. It was the current Foreign Minister Kishiro Toyhara. Seeing that Nagata Nagata was led into the restaurant, he stood up.
Nagada thought there were several cars outside and there were several invited guests. The servant led Nagada to the only empty seat, and then he realized that Nishienji had just invited him to have a meal with Kishiro Toyhara.
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Nishiroji Kotoshi is the only veteran in Japan at present. He did not get up, but just asked Nagata to take his seat. When Nishiroji and Nagata sat down, Nishiroji ordered the servants to serve the food, and then asked about the recent General Mobilization Bureau.
Nagata readily admitted that the General Mobilization Bureau was preparing data in the face of the changes in surrounding forces. After hearing Nagata's words, Nishienji asked directly: "Nagata, what kind of plan has the General Mobilization Bureau formulated for China?"
At this time, the hot rice was basically all the time. The senior Nishiyuan Temple pointed to the food and said, "When eating."
The food at the Nishiyuanji family is very ordinary. Nagata often invites young officers he likes to have dinner together. There is no difference between the two. Nishiyuanji, Kishiro Toyhara, and Tetsuyama Nagata have been in Europe and the United States for a long time, and the three of them are also used to this way of eating and chatting.
Nagata skillfully cut a piece of chicken chop and then answered: "Your Excellency, in the current judgment, Japan is not worried about China's invasion of Japan's mainland and Ryukyu. All preparations are directed at China's actions in North Korea and Taiwan. In the current judgment, the danger before 1925 is not great."
After saying that, Nagata put another piece of chopped chicken steak (in pieces of chicken) into his mouth.
Nishienji looked at Foreign Minister Kishiro Toehara, and saw that Toehara was also busy with food, but he listened seriously. Seeing Nishienji look over, Toehara swallowed the food in his mouth and asked happily: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is considering contact with China. Nagata Jun thinks that China will compensate Mandarin for investment like at the Washington Conference?"
Nagata did not answer immediately. Foreign Minister Kishiro Toyhara was the plenipotentiary of Japan at the Washington Conference and signed an agreement on the Shandong issue. In that agreement, the investment in German colonies occupied by Japan and Japan's investment in Shandong, China during the European War were all purchased at a discount by China. It was not radical in the outside world.
The question raised by Kitisho Toyhara is that the army is still radical. Some people in the army are forced by China's current strength to consider how to defeat the Republic of China Defense Forces that attacked North Korea, but no one is foolish in thinking of passing negotiations and asking China to return Kanto to Japan in accordance with the treaty.
Nagata asked calmly: "I wonder who is the superior opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or is this the collective opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"
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As a lieutenant general, it is not very suitable to answer with such polite sarcasm in a sense, but it does not make people feel that they are inferior. After all, the Japanese army general is already a senior officer, and the division commander of the standing division in peacetime is the rank of lieutenant general. For most senior officers, lieutenant general is the end of their lives.
But Nagata is different. The war hero is Nagata's current halo. Before he gained this halo of reality, Nagata was considered to have the smartest brain in Japan, and most Japanese senior officials believed that the lieutenant general was just the starting point for Nagata's next promotion.
So when he heard Nagata's little ridicule, Kishiro Toihara was not angry. He asked, "Do you think Nagata is unable to do this, or shouldn't do it?"
Nagata understood that the Foreign Minister was talking and wanted to see his own opinion. Since the conversation was held in front of the genius of Nishizoji, there was no need to hide anything. If Nishizoji had no expectations for Nagata, such a meeting would not have been held. Since that was the case, Nagata suddenly remembered Ishihara's words and took them directly.
"If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had mainly requested to establish diplomatic relations with the Chinese government on November 11 last year, He Jun's subordinates had always respected Japan and might have negotiated on a lot of content. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had communicated with the Chinese government before the British fleet was sunk, the Chinese people would have long hated the war, and the friendship of the Japanese government could make the Chinese people feel friendly. At this stage, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is ready to communicate with those Chinese forces?"
After listening to such a high-end analysis, Foreign Minister Kitawara Kitisho's face looked surprised and solemn. It could be seen that he did not expect to hear the problem of such a pattern at first.
Nagata doesn't matter. Because after listening to Ishihara's analysis, although he agreed, he couldn't find a way. Instead of thinking about it himself, it's better to throw the problem to the Minister of Foreign Affairs to worry about it.
At this time, Nishiyuanji smiled. He ate the food and picked up the wine glass, "Naoda-kun, have a glass."
Nagata quickly picked up the wine glass, leaned slightly, clinking the glass with the senior Nishizoji in a humble manner that suits his identity. The two took a sip and Nishizoji asked, "If Japan wants to resume trade with China as soon as possible, I wonder what the Army will think?"
"Your Excellency. The decision of the Army is naturally the responsibility of the Third Chief (the Secretary of the Army, the Minister of Staff, and the Chief of the Army Education). The subordinates believe that if it is a short-term choice, the generals and captains of the Army can understand the difficulties of the country."
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"Japan needs to formulate a long-term national policy at present. Does Nagata have any opinions on this?" Nishinoji asked in a plain tone.
Nagata did not answer immediately. Nishinoji is the only veteran in Japan now, and he has a very strong say in personnel matters. Even within the Japanese army, although Nishinoji cannot directly intervene, Nishinoji has a way to get promoted to the person he likes.
But this is not without a price. If you accept the arrangements of Nishienji, you have to complete the tasks that Nishienji wants to complete. And Nagata also considered another possibility, Nishienji just wanted to see what the army inside.
After a moment of calculation, Nagata simply kicked the ball back to Foreign Minister Kittohara Kittohara, "Your Excellency Tohara, I don't know if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to communicate with China in the near future."
Kitsawa Toyhara said: "Recently, Asahi Shimbun received an invitation from the National Daily to invite Asahi Shimbun to send reporters to China for interviews."
Nagata thought of Fukada Hiroko at that time and said with a smile: "I wonder if the National Daily has designated anyone?"
"During the conversation, China's National Daily specifically asked whether the reporter Fukada Minoko was still working in the Asahi Shimbun. I wonder if Nagata Jun knew about this person."
"I've heard of it." Nagata replied, already knowing in his heart that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has its own ideas on this.
"Nadaya, both Britain and France have recognized the Soviet Union this year and established diplomatic relations. Nadayadaya believes that among the European countries, who is most likely to be the first to recognize the He Rui government?"
Nagata immediately replied: "If Germany does not face clear opposition from Britain, it may become the first country to recognize the He Rui regime. If Germany is under pressure from Britain and wants to test it, it may allow Austria to take action first. After all, Germany and Austria have the least burden of diplomacy."
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What it must be said is that Japan defeated Germany's concession in Shandong, China, and instead made Germany and Austria the only two countries among the great powers that had no concession in China. Among the foreigners who were hanged on the gallows, there were no personnel from these two countries.
Tokihara Kishiro heard that this sentence had a different meaning, "Nagata Jun believes that Britain will put pressure on Japan?"
Nagata did see this. He did not answer this question, but looked at Nishiyuan Temple, and saw a hint of hesitation in Nishiyuan Temple's expression. Nishiyuan Temple saw Nagata's bright gaze and asked directly: "How much impact can Nagata Jun think the He Rui regime can be under the British blockade?"
"Your Excellency, after completing the national land redemption, He Rui will need time to gain support from the entire Chinese people. The British blockade just limits Britain's influence in China. Once China's economy improves, it can use the British blockade to incite nationalist sentiment and continue to win time to stabilize China's internal affairs."
Nishienji did not answer. He and Kishiro Toyhara looked at each other and continued to eat silently. Nagata knew that these two had no mature ideas, and his opinion did make the two feel embarrassed again. So he buried his head in the dining room. The restaurant was in silence, and only the slight collision between the knife and the food was heard in the restaurant.
Kitisho Toyhara had long heard of Nagata's reputation. However, the image of the Army's Malu is so strong that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no special expectations for Nagata, a 40-year-old lieutenant general. But now after talking to Nagata for a moment, he can fully feel that Nagata has the most intelligent brain in the Army.
Although this evaluation suggests that Nagata's marksmanship, swordsmanship, riding, etc. are very average. However, in the eyes of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the brain is the only important thing, and other aspects are more important in appearance and appearance. For diplomats, the extra points in image are very important. In terms of appearance and temperament, Nagata is definitely very good.
The meal at the Nishiyuanji family was pretty good. But Nagada brought the pattern to such a height that the three of them didn't say until they finished eating. When they served coffee after the meal, Nishiyuanji invited the two of them to the living room. In the aroma of the coffee, Kishiro Toyhara asked, "What do Nagada Jun think of He Jun?"
Nagata did not refuse to borrow other people's wisdom and directly brought out Ishihara's evaluation, "He Jun governs the country first, politics, and then economy. Military and diplomacy serve both. Until now, his ideas have been implemented well. I think in the future, not only He Jun, but also the cabinet members who He Jun values will have the same style."
This topic is equivalent to being talked about by Nagata to death, and Kishiro Toyhara was speechless for a moment. He Rui was so amazing that he was just a person. From the experience of various countries, each country's cabinet has various members who consider themselves. If He Rui's subordinates also had such ideas as He Rui, it would be like the attempt of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs was basically hopeless.
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But Kittohara Kittoro was not giving up. He said: "At the cabinet meeting, the Minister of Finance Takahashi asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convince the Chinese government to resume Sino-Japanese trade first. What does Nagata think about China's Ministry of Commerce and Trade think about this matter?"
"From strategic considerations, what benefits can restoring Sino-Japanese trade have to China's politics and economy? I wonder what Mr. Kittoro Tohara thinks?"
Nagata's words meant to talk about this topic to death. At the internal meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, no matter what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff thought, they said that "restoring Sino-Japanese trade is beneficial to China, so that China should understand this matter." So much so that Kitisho Toyhara had to come to find the Nishizoji Gongwang and tried to get some guidance from the Nishizoji elders.
Nishienji Temple invited Nagata to come, which initially made Kittori Kittori feel a little disappointed. Nagata was very sincere and did not hide it. Therefore, the disappointment caused by his suspicion of Nagata became despair after a full understanding of reality.
Everyone is not stupid. Japan has been working hard to make China the origin of cheap raw materials and the origin of cheap primary textiles. Such an economic structure has a lot of benefits for China. Interrupting Sino-Japanese trade is almost beneficial to China without any harm. Toyhara Kishiro couldn't think of any great conditions that the Japanese government could take to restore Sino-Japanese trade.
With the current international political reality, interrupting Sino-Japanese trade will only continue to weaken Japan. Because the He Rui government hunted Japanese ronin in the Japanese concession, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs had to issue a very low-key protest. The He Rui government's reaction was to decisively terminate the entire trade between China and Japan. According to Nagata's analysis, the He Rui government had long been waiting for the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to express its protests, and then carried out the fact of an economic strike on the grounds of "nationalist sentiment".
The UK has now launched a pro-British comprador in China to compete with the He Rui government for Chinese public opinion orientation. The Japanese government has some connections in China and has also tried to do so. Britain and Japan immediately discovered that China's "public opinion" is opposing these public opinions.
He Rui published one by one, one by one, atrocities of British and Japanese concessions in various newspapers, and those who tried to promote the propaganda of Britain and Japan really wanted to maintain friendship with China were self-defeating.
After a news about "Contracted Workers" was published in various newspapers, the image of "reeds" in it, as well as the image of Japanese factory owners and Chinese foremans who serve Japanese factory owners, shattered the claim that Britain and Japan provide employment opportunities for China.
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is actually very aggrieved, because Japan not only does this in China, but also does this in Japan. But this kind of thing cannot be widely publicized in China.
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Of course, the UK and Japan also promoted it from another perspective. ‘If China takes the lead in expressing goodwill to the UK and Japan, it can make the two countries realize that it is beneficial to restore relations with China.’
China said in a tit-for-tat way, why did China have to ask Britain and Japan to understand the diplomatic relations given to China. If there were no Britain and Japan on the earth, would the earth not turn?
Public opinion wars have been repeatedly defeated, and a greater crisis is approaching. It is July 1924, and in just three months, the Chinese regions that have completed land reform will have to complete the harvest. But a year ago, the citizens who account for 80 of China's population cannot support themselves on their own land. Three months later, they will find that they have lived the dream of self-sufficiency and support their small peasant life on their own.
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is very clear that the people who account for 80 of China will only think that He Rui gave them such a life. No one will think that Britain or Japan allowed the Chinese people to live such a life. Of course, many people in the remaining 20 people are dissatisfied with He Rui, but this does not mean that these people will support Britain and Japan because of this. Even the remaining 20 Chinese population, at least 99 will not support Britain or Japan without any benefit.
Kittohara took the coffee and took a sip. The sour taste made him feel refreshed. He asked the question he was hesitant to ask, "Nadaya, do you think Japan needs to cooperate deeply with the UK?"
Nagata had already considered this question and answered directly: "If you want to be used by the UK, how long will it take to maintain such a relationship? How much does the UK pay? I wonder what does the Binhara Jun think?"
Kishiro Toyhara did not answer. He felt that Nagata was indeed a target worthy of in-depth cooperation. With the deteriorating situation in Japan, he must cooperate with such a smart person. Otherwise, Japan will only fall into a more uncontrollable abyss. The recent transcoding is serious, which makes us more motivated and updated faster. Please move your hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you.
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