The two of them were eating, drinking, chatting about some things, and were in a good mood.
Lu Ming suddenly asked: "Kenta-kun, do you think that if China really wants to transfer enough economic benefits to Japan, can Japan give up its intention of aggression against China? In other words, China and Japan can use the bond of economic cooperation to
To achieve lasting peace?”
"Lu Sang, what do you mean by this? You are not trying to test the Japanese side on behalf of the government, are you?" Qiantian stopped his chopsticks and asked.
"No, I just heard this kind of discussion from high-level government officials. Some people hold this view. I feel very confused. Is it really possible to achieve peace using this method? Is it possible?"
In fact, Lu Ming has this idea in his mind. The economies of China and Japan are complementary, and economic cooperation is the best way to achieve peace between the two countries.
But when this method was told from Mr. Wang's mouth, Lu Ming wondered if it was a kind of self-psychosis, a kind of poison.
Since Japan has said that even the sovereignty of Northeast China can be negotiated, the possibility of peacefully taking back Taiwan in the future also exists. Of course, China must give Japan certain economic compensation.
Although this is somewhat like the Chanyuan Alliance between the Song Dynasty and the Khitan, it is also the best way for China. It is much better than destroying a country into ruins and then rebuilding it.
"Lu Sang, do you know a major event that happened in Japan recently?" Qian Tian asked.
"I didn't hear about it, what happened?" Lu Ming looked confused.
"A nasty incident occurred in Japan in which a naval officer assassinated Prime Minister Inukai. After this incident broke out, the Inukai cabinet fell." Kenta said.
"What? When did this happen?" Lu Ming was surprised. This was no small matter.
"Just two days ago, it was the 15th of this month." Qian Tian said.
Today is May 18th, which means this happened the day before yesterday, and it seems that things are not going well within Japan either.
"These soldiers are so brave that they dare to assassinate their country's prime minister? They are trying to subvert the government." Lu Ming said in surprise.
"Those young officers are so audacious that they dare not assassinate anyone except the emperor. Even the top brass of the army have no scruples." Kenta sighed.
This is a very shameful thing to say. The military of any country has a bounden duty to obey the government and superiors. However, those young Japanese officers go their own way, as if they are all Sun Wukongs causing trouble in heaven. Without them, they would not dare to rebel.
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"Why did they want to assassinate the Prime Minister? What happened to that dog?" Lu Ming asked in confusion.
"Just because the Inukai cabinet and the top leaders of your government reached a secret treaty, they want to return the sovereignty of Manchuria to the Republic of China government, but Japan has the right to station troops in Northeast China. In addition, there is in-depth economic cooperation between China and Japan.
So you asked me whether it is possible for China and Japan to achieve peace through economic cooperation. This is the answer. Japan's young military officers will not agree." Kenda said seriously.
Lu Ming was silent for a long time. It turned out that there was a trap hidden in Qiantian's words, and he was a little unable to react.
Qiantian ignored Lu Ming's reaction and continued to drink and eat the food. It was quite delicious. It seemed that he liked the food in this restaurant very much.
Lu Ming, however, was not interested. He was still thinking about the shopping list Mr. Dong gave him. It seemed a bit inappropriate to bring up this topic now.
"Isn't it the Kwantung Army that occupied our Northeast? Why did a naval officer make trouble and assassinate your Prime Minister?" Lu Ming still didn't understand.
"This is the special situation in our country. At any time and on any issue, the navy and the army are enemies. They are incompatible with each other. Even the emperor has no way to deal with this problem. But it is China, no, especially in the
When it comes to China, the navy and the army wear the same pants." Kenta said with a wry smile.
"What about your diplomatic community? How do you view this issue?" Lu Ming really wanted to understand this issue thoroughly.
"The mainstream of our diplomatic community still advocates peace and economic cooperation between China and Japan, that is, mutual support. Of course, there are many outliers in the diplomatic community, such as the diplomatic madman Matsuoka Yoyo, who are even more extreme than the military. In short,
In a word, whether it is the government, the diplomatic community or the military, there are peaceful factions, moderate factions and extremist factions." Kenda explained.
"The extremists always have the upper hand, does that mean there is no possibility of peace between China and Japan?" Lu Ming sighed.
"That's not the case. It is not impossible to achieve peace between China and Japan through economic transfer as you just said, but the prerequisite is that the sovereignty of Northeast China cannot be returned to China and must be controlled by Japan.
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"If sovereignty is not returned, what's the point of transfer? Isn't this treating China like a fool?" Lu Ming said angrily.
"This is indeed the case. In the eyes of most Japanese, China is a soft persimmon in the hands of the old lady, who can be pinched as much as she wants. Of course, this is not the case in the eyes of some very wise people. China is not a fool, but a fool.
As Napoleon said, he is a sleeping lion. Unfortunately, these people are only a minority. Although there are many in high-level positions, they cannot control the army," said Kenta.
"Isn't your emperor omnipotent? How come you can't even control your own army?" Lu Ming asked.
"To tell you the truth, His Majesty the Emperor really cannot control the army. Although every Japanese soldier swears allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor, and they are really loyal, when it comes to practical issues, there are too many variables. Those arrogant young men
Military officers believe that their excessive behavior is their allegiance to the emperor, and that upper-level politicians, chaebols, and military bureaucrats are all worms, and they are all targets they want to eradicate."
Kenta wiped his face helplessly with both hands, as if to erase some unpleasant memories.
"Why does it feel a bit like the scene of separate feudal towns in China's Tang Dynasty?" Lu Ming said with a smile.
"It's really similar. You also know that we in Japan have been under shogunate rule for a long time. The so-called shogunate rule is actually the separation of vassal towns. The emperor is only the nominal head of state, and even the shogunate is only the nominal leader of each vassal town.
Chief, each feudal town still does its own thing and conquers each other. Why are the navy and the army incompatible? Isn't it because the navy and the army are composed of different factions and towns?" Qian Tian said.
"Japan is now like a wild horse that has lost control, galloping towards the point of no return. I think if this continues, it will eventually fall to the bottom of the cliff." Lu Ming said unceremoniously.
"Let me tell you this, in our country, the financial, political, diplomatic, military, and military circles. The high-level and middle-level young officers are all different factions. It can be said that the phenomenon of fragmentation is no worse than that in China, but there is one thing.
It’s different. After all, everyone has a common object of allegiance, which is the emperor. Another common point is to deal with you, China. Only in dealing with China, Japan can be said to be consistent from top to bottom.”
After Kenta drank a glass of sake, he seemed to feel numb and had nothing to be angry about.
Lu Ming shook his head. He really couldn't understand the chaos in Japan.
"There is a dangerous trend now, that is, Japan's top military officials are increasingly giving in to young officers, or these young officers have become pawns of certain politicians, specifically used to fight against the government, chaebols and the diplomatic community.
If this continues, it will become more and more militarized and Japan will become a complete warlord country."
"Isn't Japan still a warlord country?" Lu Ming said.
"Not yet, but there are signs of this. At present, the emperor is still on the side of the government. If one day the emperor is trapped by warlords and the government is no longer composed of soldiers, then Japan will become a complete warlord empire.
, not fascist, but more terrifying than fascist." Kenda said with some worry.
"What will happen if it turns into the warlord empire you mentioned?" Lu Ming asked.
"The result, according to my analysis, is not the worst, only worse. Those soldiers will lead the Yamato nation into the abyss step by step, and in the end it may be a catastrophe that destroys the country." Kenta said sadly.
"Kenta-kun is still far-sighted. You are truly patriotic." Lu Ming said with emotion.
"But people don't need a patriot like me. They think I'm in their way. I'm a little numb now." Qiantian said with a gloomy expression.