1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"this..."

"What's wrong with that?"

Seeing Zhang Qun's hesitation, Fujiwara Kanezane narrowed his eyes and his tone became stern:

"Could it be that you have some hidden agenda? You claim to be fighting the Communists, but your real target is the Empire of Japan?"

"No! Your Highness! No! Absolutely not!" "Then answer my question."

"Uh... On the one hand, it's naturally my 1N5 Panasonic." - It's definitely no problem. If you take action, it will surely be an easy victory."

Zhang Qun explained carefully:

"Secondly... secondly... well, the main reason is that we... are afraid to use force." "Against the will of the rat?"

"Your Highness, although the defeat in Wuhan was not serious, many of Chairman Chiang's favorite generals were unfortunately captured. The despicable Communist bandits not only refused to release them, but also took them hostage to threaten us. Therefore..."

"Oh, I see..."

Oh, I didn't realize that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek cared about his direct subordinates. Was he afraid that his direct subordinates would be wiped out by the CCP?

Also.

For the KMT, a feudal army in a modern skin, soldiers can be recruited at any time if they die.

But if all these loyal generals died, it would "shake the foundation of the country."

"Okay, second question, you need to tell me honestly, how many troops does Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek still have under his control?"

"this...…"

Zhang Qun was speechless again. How much should I bid?

If you report too much, the Japanese will question why you were defeated by the CCP since you still have so many troops. This will lead to doubting the strength of the Nationalist government and causing you to ask for too much.

If the report is too low, the Japanese will obviously ask for more, and the Nationalist government will be at an absolute disadvantage in the subsequent negotiations.

In other words, he had to report a suitable number so that his side wouldn't be too passive. After a quick thought, Zhang Qun came up with an answer:

"We still have 30 elite central troops, and at least 20 local troops that can be mobilized."

Of course this is nonsense.

If Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek still had so many so-called "elite central troops", he could have fought the Central Plains War again. Why would he have traveled all the way to the Northeast to beg the Japanese?

So, how many troops are there?

The answer is that Chairman Chiang himself didn’t know.

After all, with the Nationalist Army's organizational and control capabilities, where a deserter could repeatedly serve as a soldier three or four times in an army, it would be a joke to expect them to quickly figure out the actual losses after an epic defeat.

"30 million..."

Fujiwara Kanezane smiled, not bothering to question the truth of the number, and went straight to the point:

"Then the third question is, you invited us to help you wipe out the Communist bandits, yes, but what's the price?"

Here it comes, the sex scene is coming. Zhang Qun was very excited.

Although judging from the first two issues, this time there will definitely be a heavy loss, but as long as we start to negotiate conditions and "remuneration", everything will be negotiable;

As long as we can wipe out the communist bandits, everything will be worth it!

"Your Highness, I'm not sure if you're interested in the market in Central my country."

Fujiwara Kanezane narrowed his eyes slightly: "What does this mean?"

"I heard that Your Highness wants to establish the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Japan will definitely need a vast market, right? However, Japanese products are currently only popular in areas like Northeast China and Shanghai. Is Your Highness interested in expanding this?"

Phew, I was so scared, it turned out to be this.

I thought the KMT's intelligence agencies were so efficient that they had discovered things like my formation of the "Osaka Merchant Corps" and the "Soldier Merchant Corps"!

Although I didn't deliberately hide it from anyone, this kind of insignificant information should not be noticed by anyone - at least not by the Kuomintang, a bunch of useless people.

“We need a vast market, so what?”

"Your Highness, our country can provide some assistance to your country."

Zhang Qun's hint was clear, but Fujiwara Kanezane still played dumb: "For example?"

This damn guy.

Zhang Qun cursed inwardly and had to speak directly:

"Your Highness, China and Japan can sign some treaties. The Chinese government will fully assist Japanese products in entering the central China market and ensure that the sales of Japanese goods are not interfered with by administrative factors."

What the hell is this "assisting...entry..."? To put it bluntly, isn't it just selling out economic sovereignty?

It's easy to guess that this is completely different from the "economic cooperation" and "market for technology" of later generations. Mr. Jiang never thought about these things at all. He just wanted to sell the market in exchange for his personal interests.

Of course, they would have to use some kind of "economic cooperation" as a pretext. Fujiwara Kanezane sneered in his heart and sneered out loud:

"No administrative interference? What if there's other interference? For example, if you Chinese boycott Japanese goods? What should we do then? Mr. Zhang, I don't think your terms are sincere!"

Japanese goods are being boycotted because you Japanese invaded China! Zhang Qun continued to curse in his heart, but he didn't dare to say anything:

"Your Highness, I'm truly sorry. We can't... " "Can't? No, I believe you have a solution."

"Your Highness..."

"Mr. Zhang, let's be business, let's be national. Since you need help from the Great Empire of Japan, you should at least act like one. This kind of vague talk won't do."

As expected, he is an outstanding Japanese royal family member who can sit firmly on the throne of the King of Northeast China... It seems that he can no longer be fooled.

Zhang Qun smiled bitterly in his heart and could only make a promise:

"Yes, Your Highness, we will enact laws to prohibit people from making anti-Japanese remarks and prohibit people from boycotting Japanese goods..."

""

"Anti-X is illegal" came out ahead of time, right? These humanoid creatures.

"No, no, no, this rhetoric is still too vague and lacks specific goals, which makes people feel unrealistic. Moreover, you are the ones who enacted laws to prohibit the people from resisting the Japanese?"

Fujiwara Kanezane sneered:

"Mr. Zhang, please don't treat me like a fool. This approach will only have the opposite effect. The more we prohibit it, the more you Chinese will resist it. The more you resist, the greater the loss to the Great Japanese Empire."

"This... Your Highness, what do you want to do?"

Zhang Qun increasingly felt that this "His Royal Highness Prince Hachimangu Kanezane" was very different from other high-ranking Japanese officials:

He really seems to not care about face at all, he only wants the substance and actual benefits.

If you want to reach an agreement with him, your actual losses will probably be much greater than if you negotiate cooperation with ordinary Japanese.

As expected, the series of conditions that Fujiwara no Kanezane proposed next almost made Zhang Qun lose his temper:

"1. In Central China, a certain amount of goods from Manchukuo must be sold annually. If this amount is not met, the difference will be made up by your Nationalist government or other regions of China."

"2. Your government also needs to regularly purchase certain goods from Manchukuo. We will discuss the specific types and quantities later."

"3. Your government must sign a trade agreement with Manchukuo and enact relevant laws to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Manchukuo merchants. These laws must be approved by the Manchukuo government.

"4. Open the border between Manchukuo and North China as an undefended zone, withdraw the troops from both sides, and allow the people to travel freely without any restrictions;"

"5. Dismiss the military and political personnel of your country designated by Manchukuo, cancel and disband the Kuomintang government party and political institutions designated by Manchukuo, and withdraw your country's Central Army and Northeast Army stationed in North China;"

"6. The so-called Central Statistics Bureau, the Renaissance Society, and other secret organizations that are detrimental to the diplomatic relations between Manchukuo and Japan must be abolished, and the establishment of similar new organizations is not permitted."

"7. Regarding the selection of your country's military and political personnel for Rehe, Chahar, Suiyuan, Beiping, Tianjin, and other places, the approval of Manchukuo is required..."

Listening to these clear and concise amounts of money that were intended to deprive China of its rights and interests in many aspects, including economy, politics, military and culture, Zhang Qun fell silent.

He saw the deep meaning of Fujiwara Kanezane, but was unable to refute it. In the end, he could only sigh:

"Your Highness, you truly are the most outstanding member of the Japanese royal family." "Thank you for the compliment."

Is it excellent?

No, no, no, the best ones are you, your Chairman Chiang and other Kuomintang talents.

After all, these conditions were proposed by you yourselves in history!

316 The He Teng Agreement is the real deal

Zhang Qun left.

Fujiwara no Kanezane's conditions were too exaggerated. It was impossible for him, a mere "staff member", to make the decision on such a big matter.

Economically, the Kuomintang officially "guaranteed" Japan's absolute economic interests;

Militarily, the withdrawal of the army left the gates of North China wide open, and the defense line was tantamount to complete abandonment;

Politically, even the appointment of grassroots officials required the approval of the Japanese (Manchukuo)...

It is even worse than the "Twenty-One Demands".

If even a single word of the content in this thing were to leak out, the Chinese party responsible for signing the agreement would definitely be assassinated by their own people, and the Japanese party would definitely be denounced as "the most vicious enemy of the Chinese people."

So, in fact, Zhang Qun did not want to bear such a big blame and wanted to pass it back to the respected Chairman Chiang, so he did not agree immediately;

At least, it would be better to have a few more people taking the blame, right? Lord Fujiwara didn't care about this.

At worst, we can just play...fight, and talk at the same time!

Anyway, it was the government that was begging him, so no matter how much the government tried, it would be in vain.

However, what Fujiwara no Kanezane did not expect was that just three days after the negotiation with Zhang Qun, another representative of the National Government came to visit with a handwritten order from the commander of the Kwantung Army, Muto Nobuyoshi:

"...Your Highness, Fujiwara no Yama, Commander Muto said that all matters in the Northeast will be decided by you, so I took the liberty of visiting you."

Damn that old jerk, he throws everything at me. I'll make sure he dies a hard time next time.

Fujiwara Kanezane cursed inwardly and looked at the newcomer with a smile: "General He..."

That’s right, the person who came was He Yingqin, the commander of the Nanchang camp who was forced to give up Nanchang because of the defeat in Wuhan and fled in panic because the First Red Army went north to occupy Nanchang.

Fujiwara no Kanezane was very familiar with this guy. Considering his current status within the government and the purpose of his visit, his attitude immediately became much better.

"...I didn't expect you to come in person. I'm sorry for not welcoming you. I'm sorry for not welcoming you..."

After all, he was the "big loser" who was about to pay, so he should be polite. "...Your Highness..."

He Yingqin was very flattered by Fujiwara Kanezane's politeness. He quickly bent down, moved his buttocks, and showed a flattering smile:

"I dare not, Your Highness, it is a great honor for me that you can condescend to meet me..."

That was a hundred times more humble and ten thousand times more despicable than the way he accepted the Japanese surrender in August 1945.

It’s “normal” when you think about it.

At that time, he was able to make himself look like a representative of a defeated country when facing Japan, which had been violently attacked by the United States and the Soviet Union. At that time, Japan was still the most powerful country in Asia!

He Yingqin was considered "reserved" enough for not kneeling down and licking the toes of Fujiwara no Kanezane, a top member of the Japanese royal family, until the skin peeled off.

"Haha, General He, I've heard of your great name for a long time. Seeing you today, I can see that you are indeed extraordinary."

"No, no, Your Highness, you are truly wise and powerful, the first royal family of Great Japan..." "You are too polite, you are too polite..."

The two exchanged their usual business amusement, but with a lot of things to do and a lot of people to arrange, Fujiwara no Kanezane, not wanting to waste time, got straight to the point:

"General He, you came here this time with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's letter of consent, right? How do you feel about our terms?"

They came so quickly, I guess they agreed to everything, right? Otherwise, they would still be arguing internally. After hearing this, He Yingqin was stunned:

"Consent? What consent?"

"Hmm? Is that Mr. Zhang Qun?" "Zhang Qun? Has he been here?"

"???"

Fujiwara Kanezane was stunned:

"...After visiting me two days ago, he had already finalized the terms with me. He said he would go back to get my opinion and then come back for a second negotiation. How could you not know this?"

He Yingqin gritted his teeth and shook his head with a grim expression.

By the time Fujiwara Kanezane finished speaking, he had already roughly guessed what was going on. In a nutshell, Mr. Jiang had begun his usual "micro-management."

Everyone in the Nationalist government knew that Chiang Kai-shek had always distrusted the government, the army, and the senior military and political figures within the party on matters of state.

On the contrary, he particularly liked to use "staff", "aide-de-camp" or "young cadres" to do things, and let these people fill all departments and institutions, large and small, within the government.

Some powerful people could still scold them back, but some officials who were not strong enough could easily have their power stripped away by the "talented people" sent by Chairman Chiang.

This is actually “understandable”.