"Isn't Japan still in economic trouble? Why is the military still obsessed with war?" Lu Ming really couldn't understand Japan's monstrous social reality.
"You are right. The main battle of the Japanese military is indeed related to the economic crisis. Japan's economy is still stuck in the economic crisis and cannot extricate itself. The people at the bottom of the country are very resentful. In order to alleviate the growing conflicts in the country, the military proposed to
By transferring it to foreign countries, as soon as the war starts, the people will be controlled by the military, and domestic conflicts will be greatly alleviated."
Through the analysis of Japan's economy, Sheng Youde has long concluded that Japan will inevitably launch a full-scale war against China within ten years.
Why within ten years? That is a balance point. When Japan's economy gets out of trouble and its military strength increases, Japan will definitely launch a war of aggression against China.
The short-term goal of the war of aggression against China is to seize resources, and the long-term goal is to dominate Asia and even the world.
"So why do the Qiantian family want to prevent the war so hard? Are their entire families pacifists?" This is the question that Lu Ming is most concerned about right now.
"Of course that's not the case. The Kenta family does this to protect their own vital interests and the status of their family. Once the war starts, the military will occupy the top level of power, and the power of the Chinese and even the royal family will be greatly weakened.
, even the emperor may be sidelined." Sheng Youde laughed.
Lu Ming thought for a moment and asked, "Can I tell me more about the Qiantian family?"
Sheng Youde smiled and said: "Although I don't do business with the Japanese, I have a basic understanding of the Japanese royal family, Chinese people and chaebols. Last time, the Nanjing government negotiated with the Inukai government for a long time about Japan's return of Northeast China.
The matter of sovereignty is the one that the Kenta family mediates."
Lu Ming knew about this, but he didn't know the details. He just knew that the Republic of China government signed a secret agreement with the Inukai Yi government.
The agreement is fairly fair to China, emphasizing that China and Japan will deepen economic cooperation and that China will fully cooperate with Japan's economic development.
On the premise of obtaining certain economic benefits from the Northeast region, the Japanese government returned the sovereignty of Northeast China to the Chinese government, and Northeast China returned to the state before the September 18th Incident.
This matter was basically settled, but Inukai Takeshi was assassinated by a naval captain, which led to the collapse of this government and the secret agreement was stillborn.
What Lu Ming didn't expect was that the Qiantian family was the mediator in this matter. This is enough to prove the Qiantian family's energy and attitude towards Sino-Japanese relations.
"If Japan occupied China, wouldn't the Kenta family also benefit?" Lu Ming asked further.
"There are many politicians and businessmen in Japan who have great insights. They frankly say that it's not that they don't want to occupy China, but that they really can't eat it. Even if they swallow it in one bite, they won't be able to digest it. In the end, it will probably lead to Japan's demise." Sheng Youde said.
Waving hands means that it is really difficult for the Japanese to completely control a big country like China.
"No wonder Qiantian always tells me that he is the true patriot. It turns out that's the case." Lu Ming nodded.
"The Japanese government knows very well that if Japan wants to occupy China, or even turn China into a colony like it occupied Korea, the United States and the United Kingdom will definitely not agree. The first ones to deploy in China were the British, and even the British did not
I have thought about turning the whole of China into a colony, but it’s not that I don’t want to, but that I can’t do it and I don’t dare to have such big ambitions.” Sheng Youde said frankly.
"You told me this point of view. Britain and the United States will not give up their interests in China and will not let the Japanese take over China." Lu Ming finally sorted out these complicated relationships.
"Well, so, some wise people in Japan believe that deepening economic and political cooperation with China and finding ways to obtain China's resources, rather than risking a break with Britain and the United States and launching a full-scale war, are in Japan's best interests.
way of doing."
Lu Ming widened his eyes and said, "So, is it really possible for the Qiantian family to cooperate with us to prevent the outbreak of war?"
"It's possible, but even if we cooperate with them, we have to hold back. We can't really be like Wang Zhaoming, who cooperates with the Japanese without reservation. That has no future and is also very dangerous. We must cooperate with them at the same time
Maintain your independence." Sheng Youde reminded.
Although Lu Ming knew from Sheng Youde that the Qiantian family was trustworthy and someone they could cooperate with, he was still hesitant.
For agents who penetrate deep into enemy territory, exposure means death, and there is no escape.
For every agent sent to Northeast China and Japan, Lu Ming remembered their voices, looks, and even their respective quirks. Within a year, Lu Ming truly regarded them as his younger brothers and sisters.
Sending them deep into enemy territory is a last resort, and this is their mission, but by cooperating with the Kenta family, their existence must be exposed, which is equivalent to putting their lives in the hands of others.
He and Huang Yanning discussed it for several days, but still couldn't decide.
Qiantian may also know the reason for Lu Ming's hesitation, so he didn't press him and just waited silently for Lu Ming's decision.
Lu Ming finally decided after half a month to let the six agents get in touch with the Qiantian family first and then start cooperation.
This decision was not easy to make. When he made the final decision, he actually had a handful of gray hair on his head the next day. It was the careful Liu Qiwen who discovered it.
He secretly sent instructions to six agents who had entered Japan, asking them to meet with the contact person of the Kenta family at a designated location and then discuss cooperation matters.
More than a month later, these six agents entered the Kenta family and obtained family status. Two of them were arranged to work in the Japanese government agencies in Northeast China, and the other four were introduced to work in the Japanese local government and military ministry.
Lu Ming has been in telegram contact with these six agents. Of course, the telegrams cannot describe the details, but the telegrams sent back by the six agents have their own security codes, which shows that they have not fallen into the hands of the enemy.
This is also modeled on the practice of the Soviet Military Intelligence Agency, which compiled a set of security codes for each agent, which may be a word or a word. Each time a message is sent, it must be included in the message, so that you can know whether they are safe.
If they are arrested and forced to cooperate with the enemy, once the passwords they send are missing keywords or words, it means that they have fallen into the hands of the enemy, and the intelligence they sent is false intelligence.
Although these six agents have entered key departments, they are all at the bottom and have no access to confidential documents for the time being. This official text of the joint meeting between the Japanese government and the military was actually provided by the Kenta family.
Lu Ming didn't believe it at first, fearing that the Japanese side had deliberately sent him false information.
Once you believe false information, it is even more terrifying than not being able to collect information. Not being able to collect information means that you just have a blank look and don't know anything. But once you are confused by the enemy's false information, your brain is controlled by the enemy.
Intelligence warfare is far more dangerous and deadly than real battlefield combat.
On the eve of the 128th Songhu Anti-Japanese War, Lu Ming's classmate Muto sent him a piece of information through Kenta. Although the information was true, it was indeed using him.
Lu Ming couldn't judge whether the Qiantian family was using him for something.
He can trust Kenta personally, but he may not be able to trust the entire Kenta family.
It just so happened that one of the agents he sent to the Northeast was hired as a translator by the Kwantung Army headquarters through a relative's introduction.
At a high-level meeting of the Kwantung Army, the agent saw this document and sent the information back. Lu Ming therefore confirmed that the information was true and credible.
Although he was still unable to determine the true intentions of the Qiantian family, the authenticity of the information was beyond doubt, so he immediately reported it to the Nanjing Military Commission and immediately reported it to the Marshal.
Lu Ming now keeps one principle of Soviet experts in mind when interpreting intelligence, that is, there must be more than two intelligence sources to confirm that an intelligence is true and effective, in order for the intelligence to be credible.
The most difficult thing to judge is the intelligence sent back by a single intelligence source.
Sometimes some confidential documents are difficult to confirm from other intelligence sources. This is a test of your ability to interpret. Once you interpret it incorrectly, you may fall into a trap set by the enemy.
It wasn't until the two broke up and Sheng Muyi got into her car that Lu Ming failed to answer her questions.
Lu Ming couldn't tell her how the information was obtained. Only Sheng Youde and him knew about this matter. Even to the Nanjing Military Commission, he could only say that the information was completely true, but he would not tell the source of the information.
After breaking up with Sheng Muyi, Lu Ming drove back to the office building. He basically lives here now and rarely goes back to Wanguo Apartment.
He is really focused on work now, and has almost no personal life or personal time. He used to think that Dai Li was dedicated to work all day long, but now he realizes that it is not dedicated, but out of necessity.