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    Nanjing.

    The Republic of China in the Western New Year is enjoying the test of both ice and fire.  The snowstorm in the northwest was severe, and the sound of guns and artillery fire from North Korea and Taiwan never disappeared. At the same time, the "Shanghai Communique" brought the ecstasy of regaining lost land and increasing the land area.  This period of time in the early 1920s is really a time that makes people love and hate it. Seeing that the Belle Epoque is about to begin, but still unable to break through this last layer, people can't help but worry.  Although there are many things to worry about, including the personnel arrangements for the newly added provinces after the Shanghai communiqu¨¦, the resettlement of Russian refugees from the north, and the ongoing battlefields in Taiwan and Korea, Yang Qiu dare not stop, because whether the final stage is perfect or not will matter.  The direction of national policy in the next ten years, but the sudden good news still made him decide to take a day off.

    Ruiyao is pregnant.

    The former beautiful gang leader was leaning on the embroidery bed, covered with a thin blanket. One hand was still holding Yang Qiu's arm, and her beautiful eyes were nervously staring at the doctor who was taking his pulse.  Yang Qiu, who was sitting by the bed, was also a little embarrassed. Ruiyao was already 31 years old. She had been wanting a child for these years. The older she got, the more anxious she became. However, these few years were important moments related to the direction of the next twenty years.  , he has been at home for less than half a year in the past two years, so she is particularly obsessed with him every time he comes back, and she is grateful to God for finally waiting until today.  .

    The last time Miao Luo was pregnant, she almost missed the birth of her first child because of a trip, so this time Yang Qiu simply stopped all work and asked a doctor to confirm the diagnosis.  When both of them were worried, the doctor smiled and let go of his wrist.  I want to clasp my fists and congratulate Yang Qiu: "Congratulations to the Vice President and congratulations to the Second Madam. She is indeed pregnant."

    "Really? That's great." Although he has been a father for many years, Yang Qiu was so happy that he almost wanted to pick Ruiyao up and give her some tender care.  When the doctor saw this, he was afraid that the two of them would be overly excited.  He quickly warned her that Ruiyao was too old and was an advanced maternal age, so she had to be careful about miscarriage and other matters.  After all, the level of medical care is indeed not good these days. The birth rate and death rate of newborns have been extremely high since the founding of the Republic of China, so the risk for older mothers is very high.

    This made Yang Qiu nervous. When he sent the doctor off in person, he was still thinking about whether he should find a doctor with good skills.  After bidding farewell to the doctor.  He had just returned to the bedroom to give some instructions, but Kuang Xukun led Yang Du out of the door in a hurry.  The two of them had already learned about Ruiyao's pregnancy. When they reached the door, they poked their heads inside, looking like they were hesitant to speak.  Seeing this look on the two of them.  Yang Qiu guessed that something had happened, but was afraid that leaving at this time would cause Ruiyao to be unhappy.  However, Miao Luo saw through his thoughts, pushed her and said softly: "Go quickly, it's important. I will take care of senior sister." Ruiyao was immersed in the longing of being a mother, wishing that Yang Qiu would be by her side every day.  , but also knew that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, Qiang smiled to himself and said: "I'll be fine, come back soon."

    "Okay, I'll be back when I'm done. Remember what the doctor said. Take a good rest." After Yang Qiu kissed Ruiyao's cheek, he walked outside, closed the door and asked the two of them: "What happened?"

    "Congratulations to the Vice President." Yang Du changed his usual free and easy demeanor. After congratulating him, his tone was a little urgent and his cheeks turned red: "Something big has happened in Japan!"

    "What's the big deal?" Yang Qiu was still immersed in the joy of having a new baby and didn't even react for a moment.  Kuang Xukun chuckled and quickly reminded: "Vice President, I just got the news that a rice-grabbing riot occurred in Himeji, Japan two days ago! The riot has now swept through the entire Hyogo Prefecture! Kobe, Okayama, and Osaka have already rioted, showing signs of revolution! More  Various degrees of riots also occurred in places as far away as Hiroshima, Mingoya, and Kagoshima, and even Aomori and Hokkaido reported reports of people robbing rice, and the Tanaka Giichi government announced the resignation of the cabinet chief three hours ago!"

    "So fast?!"

    Each piece of shocking news left Yang Qiu dumbfounded.  He knew about the historical 1918 rice riots, but because of his influence, Japan did not interfere deeply with Russia in this time and space.  Less than ten thousand people were mobilized to rob a piece of wasteland, so the fluctuation in rice prices did not lead to riots.  But things were different after the Yellow Sea Crisis. Japan had not yet come out of its last failure, and was facing a war of a scale that no one could predict. Therefore, the price of rice soared extremely obviously, so he came up with the idea of ??provoking a rice commotion.  But even if this incident was instigated by him and the Ministry of Intelligence, such a rapid spread was really unexpected. This shows that the situation of class opposition in Japan is more serious than originally thought!

    In fact, from the information collected by Fang Rui and others, it can be seen that the rice shortage in Japan is not that serious, and the world grain market has stabilized after the end of the European War. American grain merchants even feed corn and oats to pigs, so the import of grain  The price is not high.  However, the Japanese government has always been unwilling to open up the grain market. That is because grain prices are the best way to plunder and squeeze private wealth, and the Ministry of Intelligence has just pushed it.  Historically, the rice riots caused the Poor Party to take root in Japan, so can the National Socialist Party stand firm this time?  However, regardless of whether it can ultimately achieve its goal, the Ministry of Intelligence has successively exported more than 10,000 various weapons to Japan.?With all kinds of guns, rioting workers and farmers no longer need to fight the police with their bare hands. The Japanese government will spend much more time and intensity in dispatching troops to suppress!  So this alone is enough to create a whirlpool that is bigger and more terrifying than history.

    Thinking of these, Yang Qiu couldn't sit still for a moment and hurried to the presidential palace.  After arriving, I discovered that the presidential office was almost packed with people who came after hearing the news.  Li Yuanhong had just finished talking. When he saw him coming in, he immediately waved the phone in his hand and said with a smile: "It's the American ambassador calling, asking about our government projects this year and hoping to deepen business cooperation. Haha, he finally mentioned the war situation.  "This last sentence made everyone laugh heartily. Tang Shaoyi, who knew the inner causes of the Japanese riots best, also laughed and said: "You are not concerned about our construction, you are clearly a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking! Tanaka has now resigned, and Xin  We don¡¯t know when the Prime Minister will come out, and we encountered such a huge riot. The Japanese government must have been extremely anxious to end the war, so the British and American guys have changed their minds again.¡±

    Cai E nodded. He and Yang Du had the greatest credit for the Shanghai communique being reached before the New Year.  The negotiations in the past two months also made him clear about the thoughts of Europe and the United States.  Said: "The previous Shanghai communiqu¨¦ was our success, but the internal reason is also due to the struggle between Britain and the United States. Now that Japan is rioting, it is definitely impossible to continue the war. Britain and the United States have to consider the consequences of Japan's total failure! If they eventually withdraw from North Korea,  Taiwan and Sakhalin, if they want to contain us in the future, they will have to rely on Britain and the United States to go into battle naked. So the change of mind is nothing special. For them, a wolf who is hungry all year round but has no enough to eat is the best to guard the gate.  .

    If Japan cannot fight, then we must promote peace talks.  Although there are many mineral deposits in the north of North Korea, Japan's top priority is to preserve the food-producing land in the southern plains, because this mineral deposit can be replenished from Okhotsk and Sakhalin, and maybe the United Kingdom will appropriately tilt its exports.  I think.  The Shanghai Communiqu¨¦ has given our country all the benefits, but the increased momentum also risks becoming a target, so appropriate compromise is acceptable, as long as the North Korean buffer zone is ensured.  As for Sakhalin, take it if you can.  If you can¡¯t take it back, let it go for now, but in diplomacy you must stick to it!  This can appropriately alleviate the concerns of Britain and the United States about our country.  After losing North Korea, Japan's dream of going north was completely shattered. Before they completely recover, it is impossible to challenge us again. In this way, Japan's national policy will definitely undergo a big change!  The importance of the navy will also be strengthened again!  In a short period of time, expanding southward was the only option for the Japanese government.  Although they control a large number of German Pacific islands, if they want to ensure the security of the sea route to the south, they must capture the Micronesian Islands, the Bismarck Islands and German Guinea, which is several times the size of Taiwan!  Rich resources are suitable for rice and rubber, and resource mineral deposits should be relatively abundant.  As long as Japan develops southward.  It is inevitable that there will be another conflict with the United States over control of the Pacific. It is already a matter of time before the Anglo-Japanese alliance disintegrates. In order to compensate and retaliate against the United States, the United Kingdom is likely to adopt an appeasement policy towards Japan's continued control of German New Guinea, allowing Japan to have a longer  Exit timetable.  In this way, our country can not only find opportunities to profit, but also ensure that when the United States does not want to go to war with Japan directly, it can actively act as a pawn to contain Japan in exchange for the United States' support for my country's containment of the north.  "

    Yang Qiu secretly admired him.  After several years of training in the European war, Cai E gradually exuded the style of a famous general in the world.  His vision and strategic thinking extended to the entire Pacific. It can even be said that he was the first military strategist with global strategic thinking, and he almost revealed all the deepest strategic considerations in creating the Yellow Sea conflict!  If it weren't for his "advanced" vision, he wouldn't be able to guarantee that he could suppress such a person, but Cai E's body was always a big hidden danger, and no one knew how many years it would last.  But now is not the time to think about this. Yang Qiu wanted to ask first: "Is there a new battle report?"

    Song Ziqing handed over the battle report: "The submarine reported that the main force of the Japanese combined fleet had left the Taiwan Strait eastward last night, leaving only three old battleships cruising off Keelung. We estimate that they may be preparing to go to North Korea's offshore waters to support the army in preparation for retreat. They left  Later, the Japanese troops in Taiwan also entered a strategic contraction and concentrated in Taoyuan, Keelung, Taipei and other places. Our army has also stabilized the defense lines in Hsinchu and Yilan. Most of the Japanese troops in the remaining areas have withdrawn into the above-mentioned areas, and only some small groups of troops have mixed into the areas south of Hsinchu.  Shanlin tried to continue to resist. Due to the suspension of supplies to the Japanese fleet, Shi Xiaolou had been steadily clearing the controlled area first. This morning he called and said that he would look for opportunities to attack Keelung and Taipei as soon as possible.

    The situation of the Korean War has changed greatly.  The Japanese Eighth Division has abandoned Anzhou and is retreating along the coastline towards Nanpu in an attempt to join the First Division. Qin Zhangshu and the others have concerns about whether to attack to stop them.  Because the Japanese navy's activities along the coast of Korea are gradually increasing, it will be difficult to truly intercept them without mobilizing the navy. Instead, it will put itself under the superior firepower of the enemy navy.  Therefore, they planned to adopt Liu Mingzhao's suggestion to give up intercepting the 8th Division and take advantage of the stable weather and war situation to move into Gangwon Province east of Pyongyang to attack the Japanese army's third division.?? division, and attract the enemy's support division in that direction, try to extend the actual control area as far south as possible while gradually reducing the pressure on Pyongyang's subsequent battles. Once necessary, it can quickly carry out strikes on the south bank of the Datong River!  "

    The lines made Yang Qiu sigh secretly.  .  What a great opportunity!  Taking advantage of the chaos in Japan, gritting one's teeth may not necessarily lead to the capture of all of North Korea, but as Cai E said, he is really too dazzling during this period, so it is undoubtedly the best way to use Japan to realize the long-term mutual needs between China and the United States.  What's more important is that the Russian problem will arise again with the thaw in the northwest after the beginning of spring. At present, we do not have the strength to open two fronts at the same time. Moreover, a long-term war will also cause the country's development to halt, which will wastefully delay the best 10 years after the European War.  .  So we can only give up the temptation temporarily, saying: "Let Taiwan go first. The main force of the Japanese navy is gone. But leaving three battleships shows that they still have the ability to control the strait. Now our main ships are in the north, and the two battleships are in the north."  The Austro-Hungarian joint force will not be delivered until the end of the month. If nothing unexpected happens, the two ships leased by the United States will not be able to arrive before the peace talks are completed. So you let him continue to stabilize the front, mainly to gradually compress the Japanese space and move those Japanese  The immigrants were all picked out and imprisoned so that they could be deported together in the future.

    North Korea will follow Liu Mingzhao¡¯s suggestion.  You tell Qin Zhangshu and find a way to boost morale.  Let the troops grit their teeth and hold on for a few more days.  Don't worry about the weather and supplies. The current victory lies with me. I don't want a big victory. I just need to push as deep as possible to the south and extend the actual control line southward before the end of the ceasefire negotiations.  "

    After hearing these words, Tang Shaoyi and others breathed a sigh of relief.  They were afraid that Yang Qiu would stubbornly continue to fight.  He smiled and said: "It's not a big deal to take two steps back. With North Korea as a barrier, Japan's road to the north will be completely cut off. This time, more than 20,000 Japanese troops were killed and wounded on the front line, and almost a division was wiped out.  , there were domestic riots, and half of Korea was lost. Japan will not be able to recover for seven or eight years. It is also time to sort out the gains after the war and consolidate them."

    Li Yuanhong also smiled and said: "Since everyone has decided, please ask Xizi to go to Shanghai again and tell the British and American ambassadors. Just say that we are willing to have a ceasefire and peace talks with Japan. But, for the sake of peaceful coexistence between our two families, we do not have to fight each other.  , the North Korean quarantine zone is still necessary, and the border of the quarantine zone is decided upon through consultation, but no troops must be stationed within 50 kilometers of the border."

    Yang Du nodded and turned to leave, but Yang Qiu suddenly called him: "Wait a minute."

    This voice made all eyes focus on him. Yang Qiu took a deep breath and said seriously: "Remember, we must give our national society a chance to gain a foothold in Japan!"

    While Nanjing was racking its brains and starting to calculate the upcoming negotiations, Tokyo was already in complete chaos!

    The rice riots that broke out in Himeji revealed the ugliest side of Japan.  The evils of the chaebols, who rely on exploitation, use food prices to squeeze people's wealth, and expand the army for their own enjoyment, swept across Japan within a few days under the publicity of thoughtful people.  From Kagoshima to Hokkaido, countless people who could no longer bear it rushed out of their homes. They shouted slogans such as "lower food prices," "lower land rents," and "enact Japan Chengcheng Act." They joined the nationwide movement in a mighty manner.  In motion.

    Starting in Himeji on January 9, by the 15th, the riots had swept through most of Japan, including Kinki, Sanyo, Shikoku, Kyushu, Hokuriku, Tokai, Kanto and Hokkaido. Robbery occurred in almost all cities of all sizes from south to north.  During the rice riots, the number of people demonstrating could range from thousands to hundreds of thousands!  Granaries and rice rows were smashed, rice was stolen, warehouses were burned, and factories were destroyed!  More than 90% of Japanese factories are closed, all schools are closed, and 40% of farmers follow the instructions of the Jiangsu Farmers Association to announce a strike.

    The cities with the strongest resistance are Himeji, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture.  On the night of January 14, a total of 110,000 rioting citizens and farmers in Hyogo Prefecture held a rally and shouted the slogan to overthrow the city government for the first time. This slogan scared the Japanese government so much that it did not dare to neglect and mobilized military and police overnight to implement the most brutal suppression!  On the 15th, when the rally crowd rushed towards the city hall, the army suddenly appeared and launched a ruthless attack. When bullets penetrated the chests of its own people, the situation suddenly became uncontrollable.  After a large number of guns were spread, farmers and workers with guns joined the resistance movement. The two sides fought fierce gun battles around Osaka, Kobe and other cities. In just two days, more than 1,000 soldiers and nearly 4,000 rioting people were killed and injured. The entire  The Kinki area was filled with rivers of blood.

    This armed conflict was horrific, but the bloody suppression failed to frighten the already disappointed people. Instead, it promoted the official birthday of the National Socialist Party of Japan in Kobe, where the riots were the most intense.

    Young Tokuda Kouichi waved the National Socialist Party flag and stood high on the podium, with tens of thousands of excited and angry rioters below.  This 26-year-old young man is from Ryukyu, and he is full of rebellion and determination to fight against Japan!  After being spotted by the National Socialist Party, which was infiltrating overseas at that time, he was recruited to study at the Hankou National Socialist Party School in 1917. He returned to the Communist Party of China last summer.When the Chengcheng Act was implemented in Beijing, and after seeing the prosperity of Northeastern immigrants, and seeing the heartfelt smiles of Chinese farmers after the act, the idea of ??Ryukyu returning to the Great China that was hidden deep in my heart was finally aroused.

    This time he was at the forefront of the riot.

    "See the blood on the walls? They shot at us! Those soldiers we thought were protecting us shot at their loved ones! What did we do wrong? We fed the military with our hands, we helped build with our sweat  One warship after another! What we ask for is just lower rice prices, just enough food, just more fairness. Is this wrong? We need justice, but those executioners don¡¯t give us a chance, then there is no fairness in this country  ? Are we going to be exploited all our lives? No! It must not be like this. This is not for us, but for our children, for our descendants! We are going to Tokyo, follow me, go to Tokyo, and let His Majesty the Emperor do justice to us!  "

    "Go to Tokyo, we want to see His Majesty!"

    "For our children"

    With Tokuda Kouichi's sly smile, countless pairs of arms were waving various weapons, and his chest was filled with the anger he aroused. The riot caused by grabbing rice was finally suppressed by a group of young people who had returned from studying in the national society.  People pushed to the extreme!

    Note 1: Regarding the land area, Hippo calculated it like this.

    ? First, this is fictional and unscientific.  Refer to the Soviet map and the Chinese map published in Taiwan in 1947.  Succession of the Republic of China 1141 + Almaty Oblast 23 + East Kazakh Oblast 10 + Small half of Zhambyl Oblast 4 + Kyrgyzstan 27 + Most of Tajikistan 10 + Andijan 3 + Altai Republic 9 + Khakassia Republic 6 + Irkutsk Oblast  76 + Republic of Buryast 35 + Chita Oblast 43 + Amur Oblast 30 + Khabarovsk Territory 400,000 + Maritime Territory 160,000 + Sakhalin Island including the four northern islands 8, there must be other bits and pieces  There are many repeated calculations, but there are also gross estimates similar to those in Khabarovsk, and some are put into a bowl first and then discussed slowly.

    So we get 1453 (To be continued

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