usatvline Chapter 922 Taking the opportunity to make money
Chapter 922 Taking the opportunity to make money
Chen Yang was obviously shocked by what Dean Chen said.
The Jinling government intends to take back the concession in Shanghai? Do they have the power to do so?
Needless to say, they wanted the Japanese to support them, but why did they suddenly want to take back the concession? It was so outrageous.
Seeing Chen Yang's puzzled expression, Dean Chen poured himself another glass of wine, drank it in one gulp, and then began to tell the story.
This story begins in early September.
As September approached, the fighting on the Soviet-German battlefield became more intense.
Originally, the Führer expected to end the fighting in four months and move his troops into Stalingrad.
However, the battle line is getting longer and longer, and it is obviously impossible to complete the combat objectives within the scheduled time.
In order to prevent the German army from getting into a tough battle, Germany sent an envoy to Japan, demanding that the Japanese government, as an ally of the Axis powers, must launch an attack on the Soviet Union.
This means that the Kwantung Army will move north and attack the Soviet Union together with the Germans.
However, this proposal did not receive the support of the Japanese, who naturally wished that they could fight as long as possible.
Only by dragging all Soviet troops into the quagmire of war will they have no time to take care of the Far East.
Moreover, the Soviet Union has agreed to sign additional terms to the Japan-Soviet Neutrality Agreement.
The Soviet Union recognized Chinese regimes including Manchukuo and the Nanjing Government.
The Japanese side recognized Mongolia's independence, and Mongolia opened up areas including Tabut, Bumba, Tamchabalu and Dongbayan to Japan, allowing Japanese business groups to carry out a series of business activities in these areas.
Who would be willing to fight at this time when we can obtain large amounts of resources such as coal, copper, non-ferrous metals, gold, and oil without fighting?
After the agreement was signed, the oil exploration team under the Mitsui Zaibatsu sailed to China.
The director of the Black Dragon Society's Asian business department in Northeast China, Masahiro Yamamoto, one of the 28 directors, went one step ahead and sent several survey teams to Outer Mongolia for on-site surveys...
Of course, in order to have a better reason to reject the Germans, Ishikawa Beshiro, who was responsible for negotiating with the Germans, used the excuse that the Kwantung Army was not equipped with a large number of tanks and could not compete with the Soviet Union's steel torrent, and asked the Germans for tanks.
After the news was reported back to Germany, the Führer could not help but curse the Japanese for being shameless.
In preparation for the attack on the Far East, the Kwantung Army mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops from the North China and East China battlefields to the north. Now it has nearly 700,000 troops. Instead of fighting the Soviet Union, it started to raise the price for equipment.
This is too shameless.
In just a few days, the news that the Japanese had signed a supplementary agreement with the Soviet Union quickly reached Nanjing.
The gentleman was overjoyed when he heard this.
You know, the Nanjing government’s international status at that time was very embarrassing.
Among so many countries in the world, only the Axis powers, namely Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Nigeria, Poland, Vichy France and some other countries recognized Jinling's international status.
Except for Germany and Italy, the rest of these countries are just insignificant small countries. I believe you would be embarrassed to be recognized by such countries.
However, countries such as the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union still recognize the status of the mountain city.
Although the Soviet Union has not yet established diplomatic relations with the Nanjing government, they are willing to recognize the status of the Nanjing government. This is a major progress.
At Mr.'s instruction, Foreign Minister Chu Minyi held a press conference and brazenly announced the Nanjing Government's international status and supported the Soviet Government's decision. The Nanjing Government would recognize the status of Manchukuo and establish an embassy within the territory of Manchukuo.
As the Spring Festival approaches next year, Mr. Sun will go to Manchukuo in person to have a friendly meeting with the leaders of Manchukuo.
This statement shocked the whole country.
At that time, Zhou Yifeng, an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nanjing government, said to reporters after attending the press conference with a face full of shame and anger: "The Nanjing government has become a laughing stock by setting up an embassy on Chinese soil. There are no overseas Chinese, and setting up a consulate is even more of a joke."
In order to support the Shancheng government, newspapers in Britain, the United States and other countries also criticized the new Nanjing government's actions in their newspapers.
Therefore, the Jinling government was determined to create some momentum to reverse its image.
Of course, they always have to pick on the weak. They don't have the ability to deal with the National Army, but if they want to cause trouble on Japanese territory, they are still somewhat confident, after all, they have the Japanese backing them up.
After much deliberation, the Jinling government came up with a great idea, which was to take action against the British and American public concessions in Shanghai in the name of abolishing the concessions.
After Chen Yang understood the whole story, he silently picked up the wine glass and poured himself a glass of wine.
"President Chen, do you want to use the Japanese to deal with Britain, the United States and other countries?"
Dean Chen nodded and said, "Yes, this is the most convenient and easiest way. The Chinese people really hate the concessions."
"They believe this is a hundred-year shame for China. If we can take back the concession, we can change the Chinese people's image of the Nanjing government."
"Besides, I have talked to General Ying Zuo, and the Empire also supports this approach."
Chen Yang raised his head and drank the wine, saying, "President Chen, you may think things are too simple."
"Once we take action against the concessions, it means that the empire will face off against countries like Britain and the United States."
"The empire is currently in a tight spot of war, and it certainly doesn't want to do such a thankless task."
"Unless there is enough benefit to persuade the senior officers of the dispatched army to support it."
Dean Chen obviously knew what Chen Yang meant. He took a sip of wine and said, “Brother Chen, you are now also the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Jinling government. You can’t always stand on the side of the empire.”
"This time, in order to support the battle in Changsha, the Jinling government also contributed a lot of supplies."
"If you still want us to take out the supplies, that would be a bit unreasonable."
Chen Yang spread his hands and said, "President Chen, I have no choice. I can't go to talk to them empty-handed. I need to be sincere."
Dean Chen frowned, drank two glasses of wine in succession and said, "There is a way, raise funds."
Chen Yang was stunned. What kind of solution was this?
Dean Chen said slowly: "Raise funds from the public in the name of recovering the concession and canceling the concession treaty."
"Call some big households to take the lead. After the mission is accomplished, the big households will return all their money. 50% of the remaining money will be given to the empire, and 30% will go to the government's treasury."
"Minister Chen can take 10%."
Damn, Chen Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, why is this routine so familiar, why do I seem to have seen it somewhere...
Two chapters completed, will continue tomorrow. Let me say that my disease itself is not fatal, but complications, such as heart failure, cerebral infarction, gastrointestinal bleeding or something else. The author is in good condition now, and can hold on for another ten or eight years...