I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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"We worked so hard that we only reached a fraction of that of the United States!" Jiang Weiguo had to sigh, "Could it be that Roosevelt is so rich, there is no way, he has plenty of money!" The United States, which ranks first in the world, is still far behind. The United States is 18 trillion U.S. dollars, and China is 11 trillion U.S. dollars. The United States has a huge advantage.

In fact, not only China, but the Soviet Union, Germany (West Germany), and Japan also overtook the United States in the No.2 position. The GDP of the Soviet Union at its peak was three quarters of that of the United States, and the GDP of Germany (West Germany) at its peak was Two-fifths of that of the United States, and Japan's GDP at its peak was two-thirds of that of the United States, but it failed to catch up with the United States in the end.

No.2 is changed in turn, and No.1 is always the same.

"Let me talk about some other important data!" Wang Wenying said methodically, "I know what you care about.

First of all, China’s coal output last year was more than 3 million tons, Germany’s was more than 8 million tons, the United States was more than 11 billion tons, Japan’s was more than 1.1 million tons, and the United Kingdom was less than 1 million tons. There is no need to talk about the Soviet Union, Italy, and France. ; Steel production last year was more than 1500 million tons in China, more than 3000 million tons in Germany, more than 1000 million tons in Japan, more than 9000 million tons in the United States, and more than 500 million tons in the United Kingdom; oil production in China was more than 3000 million tons last year , Germany is more than 2500 million tons, Japan is more than 500 million tons, the United States is more than 2 million tons, and the United Kingdom is more than 300 million tons.

In terms of oil, our country has made great progress. The annual output of oil has reached the point where the supply exceeds demand. Even if we sell a lot of oil to the Japanese, our oil is still too much to be used, because in addition to our local oil production, we also have In the Middle East there are more than 500 million tons of oil available every month, and so is Germany!"

"Too much to use?" Jiang Weiguo looked at Wang Wenying, "Fourth brother, six years ago our country could only produce [-] tons of oil a year, but now there is 'too much oil to use'? Fourth brother, you It's so true...I don't even know how to describe it!"

Wang Wenying looked at Jiang Weiguo: "Old man, we have so much oil that we have no place to use it. What does it mean? On the one hand, it means that our current oil production is indeed not what it used to be, and on the other hand, it also means that our country's industrialization level is not high enough. We have too much oil and not enough oil-consuming machines, so naturally there will be too much oil to use.

Take cars for example. Last year, Germany produced more than 100 million vehicles, the United States produced more than 500 million vehicles, Japan produced more than 10 vehicles, and China produced more than 30 vehicles.

The difference is here.

We have fewer cars and naturally burn less oil.

I provide a country in South America with 50 tons of oil a year, and the local people think that there is too much oil for use. Is this something we can be proud of? "

Jiang Weiguo nodded: "Fourth Brother, you are right to criticize!" He stood up, "It seems that this year is another year where we must throw our arms and work hard! Time is precious, especially the peaceful time during the war. An inch of time is worth an inch of gold!"

Wang Wenying couldn't help but ask Jiang Weiguo: "Old Ba, is our country still not going to war this year?"

Jiang Weiguo said with a smile: "Isn't it good to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, make war fortune at the same time, and engage in construction behind closed doors?"

Wang Wenying nodded: "It seems that the focus of your work this year is still in China!"

Jiang Weiguo shrugged his shoulders: "I can't say for sure, we must not relax at home, as for foreign countries..." He lit a cigarette and said unhurriedly, "When it's time to take action, we still have to do it!"

Chapter 678 New Year's New Beginning (3)

1913 is the year of Kuiwei in China, and February 1943th is the Spring Festival. Logically, the Chinese people should have an unprecedentedly comfortable and comfortable Spring Festival, because since the Spring Festival was officially officially announced by the then President Yuan Shikai As of 20 after it was designated as a statutory holiday, there were only no more than [-] "official Spring Festivals" celebrated by the Chinese.

Twenty Spring Festivals, 20 years later, China has hardly experienced real peace in these 20 years, internal and external troubles, turmoil, and chaos. It was not until the past two or three years that China really achieved peace and gradually became prosperous and strong. Right now, China has lost all its national humiliation and gained all its lost land. It has also taken advantage of the trend and risen up, participated in world wars, and fought for hegemony among the great powers, achieving miraculous expansion of territory. The mud-footed giant has become an emerging power with its territory spanning two continents, Asia and Africa, and has made brilliant achievements and almost reborn great changes in military, economic, industrial, technological and other aspects.

The Chinese have reason to be proud and proud of it, and treat themselves well in the coming "first Spring Festival in a prosperous age". However, this year seems to have been covered with a layer of treacherous clouds and unpredictable fortunes from the very beginning. The shadow of "God's will".

On the day of the Spring Festival, from the mainland of East Asia to the west of North Asia, from the Malayan Peninsula to the southern continent of Africa, countless Chinese people dressed in brand-new clothes walked out of the houses with Spring Festival couplets and lanterns hanging with joy, sending blessings to each other and looking forward to it together. Looking forward to a better new year, but amidst the sound of firecrackers and the blessings of Gong Xi Fa Cai, the bright and bright sun suddenly became dim.

People looked up one after another, and were shocked to see a black arc appearing on the edge of the sun's disc, as if a smooth and neat gap had been bitten by a monster. The gap was getting bigger and bigger at a speed visible to the naked eye, because the The black arcs are expanding leisurely, slowly forming a crescent-shaped black shadow surface, then changing from a crescent to a half-moon, and finally turning into a full moon, completely covering the sun, making the sun become It became a black ball with a shiny surrounding but a pitch-black part of the round surface, and the sun and the moon were dark in the world.

This wonderful but slightly weird scene made the New Year's people exclaim and discuss a lot:

"Tengu Eclipse Day! It's Tengu Eclipse Day!"

"What kind of dog eclipse! That's a superstition! Scientists have said that this is a solar eclipse!"

"The Tiangou eclipse day occurs on the first day of the new year, which is an ominous omen!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's just a natural phenomenon! Don't look directly at the sun! It hurts your eyes!"

"The celestial phenomenon is abnormal, something big will happen! This is the teaching of our ancestors!"

On February 1943, 2 (Chinese New Year of Kui Wei), on this day, a large-scale total solar eclipse occurred in Northeast China, Northeast China, Eastern North Asia, Northern Japan, Alaska, and Canada. A large area of ​​partial solar eclipse will appear in the North Pacific Ocean and parts of its two sides (including North China, East China and other places in China).

"Could it be that this year will not go well?" Jiang Weiguo got out of the car and watched the solar eclipse in the sky. He couldn't help but think wildly in his mind, and then he couldn't help laughing. Strange, such an idealistic idea? It seems that I am indeed too tired, so finish the World War and retire early!" He sat back in the car and told Sun Tao who was driving, "Let's go and listen to Songlu!"

Tingsong Lu is the official residence of Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling in Wuhan. Jiang Weiguo did not come back for the New Year’s Eve dinner on New Year’s Eve. After all, he already had "his own family" (for well-known reasons, Jiang Weiguo could not bring his family back to Tingsong Lu), so he came to pay New Year's greetings to Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

When the car drove to the entrance of Tingsonglu, Jiang Weiguo saw that Jiang Jingguo was already waiting.

"Brother, Happy New Year!" Jiang Weiguo jumped out of the car, clasped his fists to Jiang Jingguo with a smile on his face, "Gong Xi Fa Cai!"

Jiang Jingguo couldn't help laughing: "It's the same, congratulations on getting rich!" He then looked up at the sky, "It's such a coincidence that a solar eclipse occurs on the first day of the Lunar New Year's Day. It probably won't happen in a thousand years, right?"

"It's just a natural phenomenon, don't worry about it!" Jiang Weiguo stepped forward, "Where are father and mother?"

"I'm already waiting inside, come with me!" Jiang Jingguo greeted, and then looked up and down at Jiang Weiguo, "What? You are alone again this year?"

Jiang Weiguo shrugged and spread his hands: "No way!"

Chiang Kai-shek is a very traditional person in his bones. He lives up to his name, "great and upright", and his words are like his own.

Jiang Weiguo once saw the handwriting of Chiang Kai-shek and Chairman Mao in later generations. The calligraphy styles of the two are very different. Chairman Mao’s handwriting is graceful and elegant, while Chiang Kai-shek’s handwriting is horizontal, vertical, and neat. This also shows that the personalities of the two are very different. Generally speaking, Chiang Kai-shek is a serious, conscientious, and traditional person. He behaves unsmilingly and behaves sternly. Although he is more stable, he lacks the courage to innovate, destroy the old and create the new, and is even a little conservative.

For example, during the current Chinese New Year, Chiang Kai-shek is wearing a very traditional robe and mandarin jacket, and he is enjoying his grandchildren in the living room. He and Soong Meiling are teasing the eight-year-old eldest son Jiang Xiaowen and the five-year-old Chiang Ching-kuo's eldest daughter, Jiang Xiaozhang.

Jiang Fangliang smiled and stood aside watching.

"Father, Mother, Happy New Year!" Jiang Weiguo stepped forward and made an exaggerated bow, "Gong Xi Fa Cai! In the New Year, I wish my father good health and good luck in everything, and I wish my mother eternal youth and always smiling!"

Both Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling couldn't help but laugh.

Jiang Jingguo and Jiang Weiguo have always been completely different in front of Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling. Chiang Ching-kuo has a mentality of "respect and fear" for Chiang Kai-shek, and "respect and distance" for Song Meiling, so he has always been respectful and bowed his head in front of Jiang Song. , I would never dare to be as careless as Jiang Weiguo, and Jiang Weiguo didn't care at all. In fact, Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling did not reject Jiang Weiguo's "so presumptuous" in front of them.

Since it is a family, it doesn't feel like a family if the atmosphere at home is too serious.

"Wei'er, how old are you?" Chiang Kai-shek shook his head helplessly.

"Father, I'm 27 in Chinese New Year!" Jiang Weiguo shrugged.

"There are still three years until the year of thirties, why are you still acting like this?" Chiang Kai-shek criticized half-truthfully.

"Father taught me that I will be prudent in the future.

By the way, father, mother, I bring a little gift, and please accept my son's filial piety!" Jiang Weiguo said and waved to the outside, and a dozen subordinates immediately carried them one by one with sweat on their heads. Comes in a carefully packaged gift box.

"Father, this is the old man's ginseng from the Northeast, this is the Cordyceps sinensis from Tibet, and this is the Ganoderma lucidum from Yunnan...these are all top-quality products for you to nourish and nourish your health. Mother, this is a bunch of black ink that my subordinates bought when I went to Burma for business. Emerald (blackish green, blackish green jadeite, very rare) bead chain, for your protection from evil spirits!" Jiang Weiguo introduced the New Year gifts he had prepared for Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling like a child presenting a treasure.

When the Chinese New Year comes, the elders will give lucky money to the younger generations. The younger generations who have grown up and have financial strength can give gifts to the elders appropriately. Jiang Weiguo will definitely give gifts. He is much richer than Chiang Ching-kuo. Chiang Ching-kuo gave it to Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling The gifts he gave were very ordinary but very thoughtful things, while Jiang Weiguo gave "real gold and silver", which were valuable, rare, and rare things, and he knew very well what gifts Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling needed. Chiang Kai-shek was the highest gift. The leader is already at the pinnacle of power, and he is 56 years old. As we all know, if a person is older and has a lot of money, he will pay more attention to his body and health, especially wanting to prolong his life. See you, There are so many emperors in ancient times, as long as the country is stable, there is nothing to worry about. The next thing to do is basically to pursue immortality, and Chiang Kai-shek is the same, so what Jiang Weiguo gave him is "great nourishment and great nourishment" As for Soong Meiling, she is a woman who enjoys life very much, and naturally likes jewelry and jade, so Jiang Weiguo previously gave her a big diamond from South Africa, and now she is giving her a jadeite from Burma.

Sure enough, both Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling were "coaxed so happily from ear to ear" by Jiang Weiguo.

In the lively and joyful atmosphere, when it was noon, the family of seven had a sumptuous reunion dinner.

During the meeting, Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Chiang Wei-kuo did not discuss current affairs, and all three of them tacitly agreed.

After lunch, Chiang Kai-shek started a routine post-dinner walk, and went to the pine forest near Tingsonglu. The scenery is full of snow and green pines, and the scenery has a special charm.

Chiang Kai-shek walked ahead unhurriedly on crutches, Jiang Jingguo and Jiang Weiguo followed behind, Jiang Jingguo followed suit, lowered his head slightly, appearing cautious, neither daring to fall nor catch up, staying one or two meters behind Chiang Kai-shek At the office, following Chiang Kai-shek's instructions and greetings at any time, Jiang Weiguo walked behind Jiang Jingguo, with a cigarette in his mouth, enjoying the rare leisure on the first day of the new year.

"Jing'er, Wei'er!" After walking for a while, Chiang Kai-shek was a little tired, so he stopped.

"Father?" Jiang Jingguo stepped forward immediately, and Jiang Weiguo quickly snuffed out the cigarette butt and stuffed it into his pocket.

"Auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. It's snowing in Wuhan. It seems that this year is a bumper harvest year!" Chiang Kai-shek looked at the distant city of Wuhan, full of emotion and thoughtful.

Jiang Jingguo and Jiang Weiguo "hmm" together a few times.

"Our country is peaceful now, it's really good..." Chiang Kai-shek let out a long breath, and then said in a somewhat leisurely and profound tone, "Do you think it will always be peaceful in the future? The United States, Germany, Britain, Japan , but the fight is in full swing outside our borders!"

Chiang Ching-kuo and Chiang Wei-guo looked at each other, knowing that Chiang Kai-shek had raised the question.

Jiang Jingguo looked at Jiang Weiguo with clear eyes, and motioned him to answer. After all, China's participation in this world war was basically presided over by Jiang Weiguo.

Jiang Weiguo had already prepared a draft, and said calmly: "Father, you can rest assured! Our country will always be peaceful, and there will never be any flames of war burning into our country!"

"Since you are so 'unashamed', then tell me your opinion!" Chiang Kai-shek smiled noncommittally.

Jiang Weiguo said: "First of all, on the European side, the German army forcibly landed on the British mainland. Although the losses were heavy and the casualties were huge, they managed to gain a firm foothold on the British mainland after all. There is no problem with Germany and the German army in a large-scale land battle with the United Kingdom. Germany's national power has been steadily rising, and the Allies are unable to threaten the German mainland. In terms of the Allied forces, Canada is only a supporting role. The British mainland was greatly destroyed by the three-dimensional attack of the German army, and its overseas colonies were also lost. The national power has declined sharply. It is conservatively estimated that the British national power has shrunk by one-third Second, if it weren't for the strong blood transfusion from the United States, Britain would have been defeated, and Europe would actually be a full-scale contest between Germany and the United States. Germany's national strength is naturally inferior to that of the United States. However, Germany is fighting on one front, while the United States is fighting on two fronts. To fight Japan in the Pacific Ocean, one-third to two-fifths of the power had to be allocated to deal with Japan, which greatly reduced the pressure on Germany.

The current European war situation is still in a stalemate. Whether it is the German-Irish coalition or the US-British allied forces, there is no tendency to suppress the other side. The two sides are completely competing for consumption.

Even if Germany fails to beat the United States in this battle of attrition, it is not a problem for Germany to persist for more than a year after falling into a disadvantage. One year is enough for a major turning point, and it will allow us to enjoy another year of peace! "

"Germany drew with the United States on the European battlefield, but on the Pacific battlefield, the Japanese have already shown signs of falling into a disadvantageous position!" Chiang Kai-shek said, "The Japanese lost seven aircraft carriers at once in the Guadalcanal naval battle." , it’s more than a wound, it’s a complete loss of energy, Japan’s industrial productivity is much lower than that of the United States, the Japanese navy is probably going to be completely devastated after this war, right?”

"Father has sharp eyes, and what he said is true!" Jiang Weiguo nodded, "It is true that the Japanese began to decline after the Battle of Guadalcanal on the Pacific battlefield, but the United States still has a long way to go if it wants to completely defeat Japan.

Japan was defeated by the United States, definitely not a year or a half!" Jiang Weiguo remembered that the turning point of the Pacific War in history was the Battle of Midway Island, which took place in June 1942, but three years and two months later On August 6, 1945, Japan was defeated and surrendered. That is to say, even if it started to go downhill, the Japanese had to endure for more than three years before they were completely defeated, and the defeat of the Japanese was not because the US army entered Berlin like the Soviet army. Instead of Tokyo, the U.S. military used atomic bombs to make an emergency landing in Japan.

In fact, Japan is now in a much better situation than it was in its previous history. It has neither been trapped in the quagmire of the Chinese battlefield, nor has it been hit by the Soviet Union. On the contrary, Germany is still an ally and provides real assistance. The threat of the Soviet Union to Japan does not exist. Now, China has also become an ally of Japan.

Jiang Weiguo estimated that if Germany did not lose in the European battlefield, and if China and Germany (mainly China) had been supporting Japan with all their strength, and the United States had not developed the atomic bomb, Japan's persistence in the Pacific Ocean would definitely be longer than the original history. Three years and two months, maybe it can last four or five years.

Chiang Kai-shek nodded lightly: "Germany, my country, and Japan, the three countries jointly deal with the United States and Britain. The United States and Britain are truly united, united, and united, but we are in the same bed with different dreams. Alas! I hope this year can be a year of peace. Bar!"

Jiang Weiguo said with a smile: "Very good, we develop ourselves, enrich our own strength, and make war fortune at the same time.

Father, in January and February of this year, Germany and Japan imported strategic materials, industrial raw materials, and weapons and equipment from my country, which increased by [-]% and [-]% respectively compared to December last year. The more prosperous it is! "

Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a while, and then laughed: "I hope so! By the way, Jinger and Weier, after talking about state affairs, father, let me tell you a family matter on the first day of the new year!" His expression became Seriously, "You all have to listen to me.

Whether it is the "Temporary Contract Law" in the first year of the Republic of China or the "Civil Law" in the 19th year of the Republic of China, it is stipulated that our country implements a monogamous system. Now, the Legislative Yuan is preparing to officially issue the relevant provisions of the "Marriage Law", which is mandatory in legal form. The monogamy system is implemented, and those who take concubines or take multiple wives will go to jail! He looked at his two sons with piercing eyes and majesty, "You two are more shameless than the other in this matter!"Wei'er, your matter... I won't say more, the whole country knows, Jing'er, I have already named the two children that you and your secretary (Zhang Yaruo) secretly gave birth to, one is Jiang Xiaoyan , one is Jiang Xiaoci, but they and their mother are not allowed to bring into Jiang's gate! "His last sentence was categorical, full of unquestionable and non-negotiable determination.

"Father..." Jiang Jingguo's expression suddenly changed, and his face was full of shame, fear, and pain.

Jiang Weiguo was a little confused. He looked at Jiang Jingguo and wanted to comfort Jiang Jingguo, but he soon realized that his problem was more serious than Jiang Jingguo. He looked at Jiang Jingguo, then at Chiang Kai-shek, opened his mouth, but Don't know what to say.

Just when Jiang Weiguo was in unprecedented troubles about his marriage, a small group of Japanese on the islands across the sea were discussing him as a key research object.

This is an extremely dim meeting room because the doors and windows are closed, the curtains are drawn, and the lights are not turned on. The faces of the participants are hidden in the shadows, making the scene full of a weird and weird atmosphere.

In the faint light, the reflections of at least two gold stars shone on the shoulders of the participants, and even the reflections of the golden chrysanthemum medals shone on the chests of three or four people, indicating their identities as members of the royal family.

There are not many participants in the meeting room, only seven or eight people, because this is a top-secret meeting, and the participants are all the core figures of the Japanese high-level decision-makers and the backbone of the royal family representing the emperor. What they are discussing at this time People or things are naturally extraordinary, and the person they are discussing is Jiang Weiguo. There is a reason why Jiang Weiguo can enjoy such an "honor".

"Gentlemen, I've finished my report!" The speaker was one of the participants. He was about sixty years old, with a round head and an unremarkable appearance. His eyes were dull, but they seemed to be deep. Bottomless.

After a full minute of silence, an old and powerful voice sounded: "Director Doihara, your report is very detailed and complete, and it can be described as exhaustive. I am afraid that even Jiang Weiguo himself is not as clear as you about what he has done. , have been to these places, and said these words, it can be seen that you have put a lot of effort into this, and I would like to express my gratitude to you for your hard work and contribution!"

"His Royal Highness, you have praised me. In addition, I am deeply ashamed of your words. The comment of 'exactly detailed' is absolutely unacceptable. Jiang Weiguo has his intelligence agency, which is protecting and covering him up in all aspects. Therefore, there must be a lot of gaps in the information we have obtained, and even if we have collected it, many of them are wrong or even false!"

"Director Doihara, in fact, we need a conclusion more than your report. Where's your conclusion?"

"His Royal Highness, the most difficult or even impossible to calculate in this world is the human mind. Astronomers can calculate the trajectory of celestial bodies in the universe, and physicists can calculate the internal structure of atoms. However, even if a person stands on your Nearby, you can't calculate what he is thinking, you can only speculate, try to get as close to the truth as possible.

For the purpose of being cautious and objective, we have not made a final conclusion on Jiang Weiguo!"

"Well, I'd like to hear your personal opinion.

Ladies and gentlemen, you are all well aware that the Imperial Navy suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Guadalcanal and lost seven aircraft carriers. Although it also dealt a major blow to the U.S. Navy, the Empire’s shipbuilding industry was far inferior to that of the United States. The world has begun to lose its strategic initiative and strength advantages. General Yamamoto admitted frankly that the most ideal opportunity for a truce that is most beneficial to Japan has been missed. Next, the empire will have to fight a protracted war of attrition with the United States. Germany is doing at this time.

Both the military command and the general staff approved General Yamamoto's idea of ​​an armistice before the war, that is, after the imperial army won a decisive and overwhelming victory in the Pacific battlefield, the imperial government actively and secretly contacted the United States. The government promised to cede part of its interests to the United States and realize the Japan-US peace agreement and armistice. In this way, the empire will truly win.

The current enemies of the empire are the United States, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, but the latter three are not worth mentioning. The United States is the real and only enemy of the empire.

After the Japan-U.S. armistice, on the one hand, the empire lost its most powerful and only opponent, the United States, officially escaped from the quagmire of the war, and ended the war completely; Well, no matter what ideas China's high-level executives are secretly planning, the empire can handle it with ease.