usatvline Chapter 488 Cabinet Emergency
Chapter 488 Cabinet Emergency
"Director Li is quite well-informed."
Chen Yang returned the check and said calmly, "This time it was Commander Fujita who proposed it."
"The candidates will be selected from the Peace and National Salvation Army."
"After review, the headquarters agreed to Commander Fujita's request."
"However, I have no say in the selection of further study places. I'm afraid you've found the wrong person to give me a gift."
Li Qun quickly waved his hands and said, "Chief Chen, you misunderstood. I know that the quota is not your responsibility this time."
"However, Jinling wants to add another ten places for the intelligence department."
Chen Yang was stunned at this. He thought that Li Qun gave him the red envelope in order to get a few places, but he didn't expect that it was from Jinling.
"If you just want me to discuss it with Commander Fujita, then I can give it a try, but I can't guarantee success." Only then did Chen Yang accept the check.
Li Qun quickly said, "Of course, as long as you are willing to ask."
Japan, Kyoto.
In an old villa in the south of the city.
Kazuo Yamamoto stood up from the hot spring pool, and the maid beside him hurried forward and covered him with the prepared bath towel.
No one could have imagined that the Black Dragon Society's president Yamamoto Kazuo, who was rumored to be terminally ill, was actually so energetic. Although he had a head full of silver hair, his complexion was rosy and he didn't look sick at all.
Putting on wooden clogs, Kazuo Yamamoto walked towards the second floor with brisk steps.
On the balcony on the second floor of the villa, Li Xianshu was sitting on a rattan chair reading today's newspaper.
The new law has just been announced in the latest daily newspaper in Kyoto.
In November 1939, the rice price control policy was adjusted, the price of brown rice was raised from 11 yen per stone to 38 yen, and the official prices of food, metal products, fuel, and silk products were stipulated, and price freeze orders and wage freeze orders were issued.
Li Xianshu couldn't help but sigh as she watched the news.
Life in mainland Japan is not easy.
Because the Japan-US Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with the Americans expired and could not be renewed, panic broke out among the people and the government on the mainland.
Everyone knows that the consequence of not renewing the contract is that the United States can restrict or even completely ban exports to Japan at any time, which will not only make it difficult for Japan to continue the war, but will also greatly affect the rise and fall of Japan's economic development. /
Japanese envoys repeatedly asked the United States to renew the contract, but the United States kept making excuses, causing great panic among the people at home. Of course, this was only a diplomatic failure.
In terms of domestic affairs, the protracted war and the implementation of the wartime economy rapidly undermined the foundation of Japan's national economy and disrupted the daily lives of the people.
Prices continued to rise, while the shortage of goods became more and more serious. Even daily necessities such as matches and soap disappeared from the market.
All these mistakes can be blamed on the Prime Minister, Nobuyuki Abe.
"Mina, you've finally come back to rest for a while, so don't worry about these things anymore." Yamamoto Kazuo walked up to Li Xianshu and persuaded her to put down the newspaper in her hand.
Li Xianshu sighed and put down the newspaper when she heard this.
Yamamoto Kazuo sat opposite Li Xianshu and said, "You are having a good time in China. You look much better than before."
"Why? Are you satisfied with your nephew's performance?"
Li Xianshu smiled and said, "I am very satisfied. It is better than I thought."
"How does he compare to Ryosuke?" Yamamoto Kazuo's eyes twitched noticeably when he asked this question.
"Ryosuke is not as good as him," Li Xianshu said leisurely, "Although Ryosuke has read a lot of books, he is not decisive enough and too emotional. He is indeed not qualified to be a person in power."
Yamamoto Kazuo hesitated and asked, "So, can your nephew named Chen Yang become a qualified person in power?"
"He can," Li Xianshu nodded and said, "He is decisive and has a strong sense of judgment. He is much better than ordinary people in dealing with interpersonal relationships."
"Just because he built such a huge network in less than two years, I think he is definitely a qualified person to be in power."
"Okay, let's not talk about him anymore," Li Xianshu folded the newspapers together, stood up and rubbed Yamamoto Kazuo's shoulders and said, "Why did you think of calling me back this time?"
"You can handle those clown-like characters yourself."
Yamamoto Kazuo patted Li Xianshu's hand and said, "This time is different."
"They want to make a deal with Mr. Abe. As you can see, since November, Mr. Abe has issued so many unreasonable decrees one after another."
"Even a three-year-old child could see that he was cutting off the source of the problem and would only make things worse."
"To put it bluntly, Mr. Abe's failures in domestic and foreign policies have aroused the masses' dissatisfaction with the government and caused the ruling class, including the emperor, to be greatly disappointed in him."
"The cabinet is in urgent need of finding a suitable ally. Yamamoto Yoshi and his people are using the Black Dragon Society's interests to make deals with the cabinet. I can't stop them openly."
"At least, we cannot openly clash with the cabinet before the Mi cabinet takes office."
Li Xianshu nodded slightly, then looked at the newspaper on the table in a daze again.
In November 1939, when the 11th parliament was convened, the political parties in the parliament spontaneously organized themselves and jointly proposed a motion of no confidence in the cabinet, demanding Abe's resignation.
Abe took the approach of reorganizing the cabinet and appointed two party members in an attempt to undermine the party's offensive.
However, the political parties' movement to overthrow the cabinet did not stop, and 276 members of parliament jointly wrote a letter to impeach the cabinet.
The situation had developed to this point. Abe still hoped to forcibly dissolve the parliament with the support of the Army Ministry and extend the life of the cabinet.
However, the military had lost confidence in him and was afraid that forcibly dissolving parliament would further fuel the people's anti-military and anti-war sentiment, so it decided to abandon Abe.
At this time, Abe no longer had the capital to continue, so he could only settle for the next best thing and contact several major domestic chaebols.
The Black Dragon Society was one of his targets.
Yamamoto Kazuo had long seen through the current situation. It was only a matter of time before Lord Abe stepped down. However, he was still a cabinet minister, and if he refused directly, it might cause retaliation from the other side.
After all, the Black Dragon Society still lacks some confidence compared to other chaebols.
So he simply declined the invitation on the grounds of being sick.
Unexpectedly, the people below began to rebel and wanted to seize power.
It was completely beyond his expectations that things would develop to this point. He had no choice but to send a telegram to Li Xianshu and call her back from China.
The other party obviously knew that Yamamoto Kazuo would do this, and as soon as she got off the boat, Li Xianshu was sent here and placed under house arrest.