If all three thousand tons of gold were converted into U.S. dollars at that time, it would be more than three billion U.S. dollars.
It must be understood that at this moment, the annual fiscal revenue of the central government is less than one billion U.S. dollars. And Liu Hua’s military action has brought back several years of fiscal revenue for the entire central government. It can be said that with this money,
, at least within five years, even if the current central government embarks on a nationwide construction project, there will be no need to worry too much about money...
Liu Hua, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, commanded hundreds of thousands of troops like bandits. When he could gain valuable property by taking over the Japanese mainland, the U.S. and Japanese troops on the Pacific battlefield had an absolute advantage over the Allied forces.
Under the attack, it has come to an end...
The only joint fleet that the Japanese government could rely on was under constant attack by U.S. Navy carrier-based bombers. All aircraft carriers under the entire fleet, without exception, sank to the bottom of the sea. Battleships, cruisers, destroyers... gathered one by one.
The ships that fulfilled the Japanese dream of dominating the world were either directly bombed and sunk at the bottom of the sea, or they sank in the Pacific Ocean under the coercion of the Allied naval forces...
The Combined Fleet, which had dominated the Pacific for decades, completely disappeared from the Pacific battlefield with the destruction of several major fleets.
Without the combined fleet and the support of naval carrier-based aircraft, the millions of Japanese troops evenly distributed on dozens of islands were immediately transformed into isolated armies without any back-up.
The spirit of Bushido, if used well, can make a country strong and prosperous. The Japanese military government before militarism was implemented is a good example. However, if not used well, it can make a country go directly to the road of destruction.
Now, the millions of Japanese troops trapped on the Pacific battlefield are the most direct example.
Facing the joint attack of the Allied forces of sea, land and air, the Japanese army knew that it was impossible to win. Encouraged by the spirit of Bushido, not only did it show no signs of surrender, but instead continued to kill and injure Allied troops through various suicide attacks.
of vitality.
Of course, even so, the millions of Japanese troops could not hold on for too long.
Japan's national power is limited and its resources are limited. In addition, the number of troops on the front line is more than two million. Whether it is food, supplies, or ammunition that the troops urgently need, even if all strategic reserves are averaged, it can continue to fight for half a month.
Over the course of a month, I have achieved this by saving again and again.
In the face of the Allied troops' ammunition, which seemed to be free of charge, even if the Japanese army wanted to save money, they could not... The battles on various islands had just started for less than a week. The Japanese troops on each island had to face a shortage of ammunition.
situation.
Without bullets and artillery shells, no matter how strong the Japanese army's combat effectiveness is, every flesh and blood body cannot be an opponent of the Allied tanks and armored fighting vehicles...
Of the more than two million Japanese troops, except for less than half a million who became Allied prisoners of war because they were too hungry and had no choice but to do so, the rest, without exception, were all turned into corpses and became delicacies for fish in the Pacific waters...
At the end of the Pacific War, the Japanese army of more than two million soldiers was wiped out. The Allied forces, the so-called U.S. troops, also suffered heavy casualties, and more than a million people were buried on this battlefield as a result...
Just as Liu Hua guessed, the loss of one million people on the Pacific battlefield, plus the loss of more than one million troops on the European battlefield. The direct loss of more than two million people, plus the injuries and disabilities on the battlefield,
The U.S. government's maximum wartime mobilization population of 20 million people was reduced by 2.5% in one fell swoop. In other words, at this moment, the number of young adults in the United States has been directly reduced by more than 25%...
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The loss rate of more than 25% of young adults will be a serious test for the post-war U.S. economic recovery. In order to make up for the loss of economic development caused by population loss in the next few years, the U.S. government, including the Allies,
Several other countries, unsurprisingly, set their sights on several defeated countries.
The German mainland has been almost reduced to ruins under the joint attack of the Allied navy, land and air forces. The only things that can be obtained are various types of scrap metal that are of little use to the US government and can only be used as scrap metal.
A variety of weapons and equipment and industrial equipment. After all, looking around the world, the industrial level of the United States has undoubtedly become the leader in the world today.
Without gaining much direct benefit from Germany, the U.S. government immediately set its sights on the Japanese, who had paid a heavy price for themselves and whose homeland had hardly been attacked...
In the White House of the United States, after the end of World War II, President Roosevelt did not smile as much as others. Because, as president, he was very aware of the huge "young adult population crisis" faced by the U.S. government after the war.
Challenge. A bad US government, which made a fortune through two world wars, will stagnate development for at least ten years...
The more than four million young adults who were lost directly or indirectly, and the millions of families behind them, are enough for the U.S. government to bear. What's more, with the end of the war, the factories where these millions of people work will undoubtedly
It went bankrupt because there were no workers to engage in production.
The burden on millions of families, the closure of thousands of factories... Thinking of these extremely troublesome things, President Roosevelt couldn't help but frown.
"Money... Without money, nothing can be done..." This was the only reflection in Roosevelt's heart at this moment.
At this moment, Major General Roscoe of the Intelligence Department, who had high hopes for Roosevelt, walked in with a gloomy look and said.
"Your Excellency, the Intelligence Bureau's investigation shows that the situation in Japan is not optimistic?"
"Um? Apart from what else, has our ally the Chinese government completely wiped out the Japanese mainland?" Roosevelt asked with a solemn expression.
"Yes, Your Excellency President... According to intelligence, the Chinese Expeditionary Force has dismantled almost all the mechanical equipment in Japan, especially military equipment, and transported them all back to the country..." Major General Roscoe replied.
"Mechanical equipment... No... Mr. Major General, do you think the mechanical equipment used by the Japanese can compare with our American equipment? Even if all those equipment are shipped back to our United States, we can only treat them all as one
Pile scrap steel and recycle it for reuse... What I want is funds, what I want is war reparations from the Japanese government..." Roosevelt shook his head directly and replied firmly.
"Your Excellency, I have to let you down again... In terms of reparations, I believe that even if the entire Japan is sold, it is impossible to get such a large sum of money..."
"According to the investigation of our intelligence agency, several years of foreign wars have emptied the Japanese treasury. Especially in recent years, if the Japanese army had not been replenishing the country by constantly plundering colonial wealth, with only hundreds of soldiers on the Pacific battlefield,
The Japanese government cannot support tens of thousands of Japanese troops..."
For a moment, Roosevelt, who had looked expectant just now, immediately showed a look of helplessness and frustration because of Major General Roscoe's answer.
Facing Major General Roscoe in front of him, he murmured to himself: "Do we in the United States really have to pay such a high price for this? Not only the loss of so many outstanding young men, but also the entire American economy for several years.
development of…."
As the atmosphere in the President's Office became increasingly tense, General Marshall, who also had a certain understanding of the domestic situation, walked straight in...
Seeing Roosevelt with a solemn expression, General Marshall said directly: "Your Excellency, if my guess is correct, you must still be worried about the future economic development of our country, right?"
"Marshall is here, take a seat... You are right, this is indeed the problem..." Roosevelt said affirmatively.
"According to the latest information from the Intelligence Bureau, the current Japanese government is simply unable to repay the war reparations to our country?" At this point, a look of distress immediately appeared on Roosevelt's face.
However, what surprised President Roosevelt was that the smile on Marshall's face did not diminish at all, and he still said with a smile on his face: "Your Excellency, I also know the trauma this war has caused to the entire country... This is not
, our ally, Liu Hua, Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, gave us an idea... I took a look and it felt good, so I brought it to you, the President. I hope it will be helpful to the country's recovery and development...
"
After speaking, Marshall handed the telegram that had been translated into English to President Roosevelt, who looked confused...
After carefully reading the telegram in his hand, Roosevelt, who had been frowning just now, immediately relaxed. An imperceptible smile appeared on his old face...
Use Japanese young adults to make up for the loss of domestic young adults...
Not only do you not need to pay too much for these millions of free young adults, but more importantly, you can throw all the large numbers of young adults from Japan into the mines...
Roosevelt believed that as long as the U.S. government could replenish more than three million young adults from Japan as Liu Hua said, it is conceivable that the U.S. government's labor shortage would be alleviated immediately. Millions of Japanese young adults would provide the United States with
The economic value created by the government is enough to help millions of martyrs' families in China recover their lives...
"Very good...Marshall, our allies have solved a big problem for us...It seems that our choice was correct..." Roosevelt sighed with a smile on his face.
And while he was sighing, she did not expect that as the president, he, and even the entire US government, had fallen into Liu Hua's scheme in public... to help him step on the Japanese government forever... (To be continued!
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