The passenger ferry "Maruyama" sailing from Shanghai docked at the busy Tokyo pier.
Tengjie, a fourth-year graduate of Huangpu, stepped off the pedal and felt the exotic atmosphere. Behind him were 29 Huangpu graduates.
Chang Kaishen is still unable to fully control the Kuomintang because there are too many and too chaotic factions. For example, the Reorganization Faction specifically opposes him, the Elder Faction often shows off its seniority, and the Xishan Faction occasionally disobeys...
In order to control politics, economy and military, Chang Kaishen worked hard in all aspects. The students he trusted the most were Huangpu students. Unfortunately, these students were too young and lacked both ability and qualifications. They needed gold plating and experience before they could be entrusted with important tasks.
As a result, many outstanding Huangpu students, including Tengjie, embarked on the road of government-sponsored study abroad.
In 1929 alone, three batches of Huangpu students, totaling more than 90 students, traveled to Japan to study at Waseda, Mingda University, Mainland China University and other institutions of higher learning.
These Huangpu students studying in Japan will create a powerful secret organization called Blue Clothes Society in the future, and within a few years it will become the leader of the three major factions of the Kuomintang.
They firmly believe that only fascism can save China!
Unfortunately, the Blue Clothes Club, originally formed by passionate patriotic young people, eventually became Chang Kaishen's personal tool, and then split into the Three Youth League and the Military Command.
After bidding farewell to other Huangpu students, Tengjie and his friend Xiao Chanyu came to Meiji University in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and quickly devoted themselves to hard and diligent studies.
Since it is a government-sponsored study abroad program, you definitely don’t have to worry about spending money.
Tengjie receives a monthly allowance of 120 yuan, but he and Xiao Chanyu both have self-control. They only spend 40 yuan on living expenses per month, and the rest of the money is used to buy books. Their daily required course is to go to the Ueno Library
I read books and even have my lunch in the basement of the library.
This is a group of purely patriotic young people who are eager to learn knowledge and dream of serving the country one day.
Who could have imagined that Tengjie, who was pure and passionate at this time, would become the founder and first-generation leader of the feared Blue Clothes Club?
In fact, the change in Tengjie's thinking was mainly influenced by Japan.
The economic crisis in the United States in 1929 also affected Japan, which led to the spread of Japanese militarism and the call to occupy Manchuria and Mongolia. The Huangpu students headed by Tengjie, while hating Japan, also accepted Japan's militarism and became
More radical and crazy.
However, Tengjie, who has just arrived in Japan, is still studying hard for the time being.
It was another weekend morning. Tengjie and Xiao Chanyu ran to the Ueno Library with rice balls (lunch) in their arms. Even though they came very early, the seats in the library were still occupied, so they had to borrow them each.
The book is squatting in the corner and reading.
Tengjie studied sociology before, and then studied military science in Huangpu, and now he comes to Japan to major in economics. He has no foundation in economics, and he joined the class in the middle of the semester, so he can only rely on self-study to make up for his shortcomings.
Just as Tengjie lay on the ground and took out his notebook to record his reading experience, someone suddenly asked in a low voice in Japanese: "Teng Sang, can you excuse me?"
Tengjie looked up and recognized his classmate Masao Matsushita. He immediately smiled and said, "What's the matter?"
"Teng Sang, I want to buy a copy of "Guns, Bacteria and Steel" by Mr. Zhou Hexuan, a scholar from your country. Can you help me buy it?" Masao Matsushita bowed ninety degrees and said, "Please, it is very important to me."
Tengjie felt confused and replied: "Is this book famous?"
"Of course, take a look at this." Masao Matsushita took out a newspaper.
This is the new "Asahi Shimbun" that came out today. There is a news in the culture section, the title is "Oriental Thinkers who Conquered Europe". The article says: Today's European academic circles are going crazy because of a Chinese. Several of Mr. Zhou Hexuan's
This work has been listed as a recommended book by various Western universities. French and German historians, sociologists and anthropologists, with Mr. Zhou Hexuan as the standard bearer, launched an academic revolutionary movement.
Tengjie was surprised when he read the news, because although Zhou Hexuan was well-known in China and had many supporters, he also had many opponents and was far from the level of an academic leader.
I never expected that Zhou Hexuan would be so powerful in European academia and be wildly sought after by Westerners.
As a passionate and patriotic young man, Tengjie was both proud and ashamed because he had only read "The Rise of the Great Powers" by Zhou Hexuan and was not familiar with other works.
Matsushita Masao took out a few crumpled yen and said: "Teng Sang, these are the book purchase fees. If it is not enough, I will try my best to make up for it. I hope you can write to your friends in China as soon as possible and help send Mr. Zhou's masterpiece.
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"Isn't it sold in Japan?" Tengjie asked.
Masao Matsushita explained: "As for Mr. Zhou's works, Japanese publishers have only published The Rise of the Great Powers and The Chrysanthemum and the Sword. The Ueno Library has two sets of Guns, Germs, and Steel, but too many people are borrowing them.
There are so many, you can only borrow them by chance."
Xiao Zanyu, who was standing next to him, suddenly spoke because he had read "The Chrysanthemum and the Knife" and asked with a smile: "Mr. Zhou is very hostile to Japan, but you actually read his book?"
Masao Matsushita said with a serious face: "Mr. Zhou is a great man with wise ideas. I once read his "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword". Although that book is full of hostility towards our country, his analysis of Japanese national character is amazing.
.No matter what my position is, I admire Mr. Zhou very much, and I can’t wait to follow him and receive his teachings.”
Tengjie and Xiao Chanyu looked at each other and both felt that Japanese people have weird thinking.
Tengjie accepted the money and said to Masao Matsushita: "I will write a letter to China, but it may take some time."
"Please!" Masao Matsushita bowed again.
Until noon, Tengjie and Xiao Chanyu went to the basement of the library, took out cold rice balls and cold water, and continued reading and studying while having lunch.
"belch!"
Xiao Chanyu choked and swallowed the rice ball. After drinking the water, he sighed: "I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to be so respected in Europe."
Tengjie said with a smile: "It is said that the Commander-in-Chief also likes to read Mr. Zhou's books. It is probably because heroes cherish each other."
"I have read "Guns, Germs and Steel," especially the last chapter, which is actually a powerful ideological tool for revitalizing the country," Xiao Chanyu said sincerely. "Mr. Zhou believes that in order to rapidly develop national power, a one-party system must be implemented.
Dictatorship, intra-party democracy, and avoid unnecessary internal strife and disputes."
Tengjie said: "I also agree. Nowadays, there are too many factional conflicts within the Kuomintang. No matter what decisions the country makes, they have all changed their nature in the internal struggle. In the long run, how will the country develop and when will the nation rise?"
By the way, the real name of the militaristic ideology that is about to spread in Japan is "imperial socialism."
Its general content is: The essence of socialism is the supremacy of the state and class coordination. In this sense, only an emperor who transcends classes can represent the whole people and implement impartial socialism. Only an emperor who will never be replaced can take into account the past.
and the future, integrating soul and matter, and representing the industrial age of the East.
After absorbing this concept, international students from Huangpu, including Tengjie, replaced the emperor with a wise leader. And the wise leader they thought was Chang Kaishen!
Tengjie and Xiao Chanyu discussed Zhou Hexuan's national socialist theory. The former suddenly said: "There are many Chinese students in Japan now and there are many political factions. In order to avoid enemy infiltration, we might as well form a 'Whampoa Tokyo Alumni Association'."
Our Alumni Association is not just an ordinary student group, but also has its own distinct political opinions..."
"I think the political ideas expounded by Mr. Zhou in his book "Guns" are very good!" Xiao Zanyu interrupted.
The predecessor of the Blue Clothes Club, the Whampoa Tokyo Alumni Association, appeared just like that.
Zhou Hexuan never could have guessed that not only European scholars regarded his book as the banner of academic revolution, but even Japanese militarism and the Blue Shirt Club of the Kuomintang also absorbed some of his ideas.
It’s just that it was all taken out of context and distorted!
Kitaki, the founder of Japanese fascism theory, is reading Zhou Hexuan's book at the moment. He has absorbed the theory of national development in "Guns, Germs and Steel", made slight modifications to his previous theories, and is planning to do something big.
Thoughts bloom with brilliance, but they can also bring disaster.