1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Isn't it just opening up North China as an undefended zone?

Since we can't win anyway, we might as well create a neutral zone. Then we can still argue with the international community and public opinion!

Isn't it just about dismissing certain senior military and political officials and abolishing certain institutions such as the Central Statistics Bureau and the Renaissance Society?

Anyway, I can change my title and continue to be an official! I can continue to serve the party and the country!

As long as the Japanese can help wipe out these damned communist bandits, everything will be worth it!

Even if we take a step back, these conditions, even if we agree to them, can't we regret it at any time?

As for how much loss China will suffer in this process, how many Chinese people will be killed or injured, and what China's future will be like, it's none of his business!

After all, it wasn't Generalissimo Chiang who personally killed people, right?

However, although he had already decided to sell out his country, because of Zhang Qun's words, Chairman Chiang still asked one more question:

"Taiyuki, what do you think of Fujiwara no Kanezane?"

"..."

He Yingqin's eyelids twitched.

"What kind of person are you talking about? I'm sorry, I don't quite understand. Chairman, please enlighten me."

"that is.…."

Chiang Kai-shek expressed Zhang Qun's concerns and then asked, "...In your opinion, does what he said make sense?"

Your Highness was right.

As expected, Zhang Qun would bring up the issue of orthodoxy.

"Commissioner, I think Brother Yue Jun is worrying too much."

"Oh? Tell me what you think?"

"First of all, we must admit that His Highness Prince Kanezane is a rare talent in Japan. His vision, ability, and skills are all excellent. But he is a Japanese after all, and the Japanese cannot truly trust the Chinese."

"But Yue Jun said..."

"Yes, there are many Chinese serving in Manchukuo, but Brother Yue Jun may not know that, in addition to Prince Kanezane himself and the Kwantung Army, there is another organization above Manchukuo called the Manchukuo Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

“Yes, this organization…”

He Yingqin briefly introduced the situation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that Fujiwara Kanezane had told him, and said firmly:

"...So, Chairman, no matter what you say, the Chinese can't turn the tables. Manchukuo is still controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, headed by Kenji Doihara."

"...Well..."

After hearing what He Yingqin said, Chiang Kai-shek was completely relieved.

After all this fuss, it's still the same old story, except that Fujiwara Kanemi's "acting" is a bit more realistic!

It seems Zhang Qun was overthinking it. "Okay, I understand."

Chiang Kai-shek patted He Yingqin's hand and said with satisfaction:

"Then I'll leave the negotiation with the Japanese to you! First, draft a charter and show it to me!"

"Yes!"

He Yingqin took the order and left, but after he walked away, he looked at his right hand which had just been touched by Chiang Kai-shek with disgust, took out a piece of silk to wipe it, and then threw the silk on the ground.

With such ability and ambition, are you qualified to compete with Lord Fujiwara for the world?

Ah!

That night, a secret telegram was sent from a house to the Northeast.

338 Fair, fair, or damn fair

Early morning in Nanchang, Jiangxi.

General Zhu led a team of Red Army soldiers on their daily routine inspection of the city, leading a tall horse that was seized from the former Kuomintang defenders in Nanchang and carrying a large amount of documents.

Although many people advised him not to lead the team in person, saying that there were still many counter-revolutionaries hiding in the city and it was very dangerous;

But he still insisted that it was precisely because there were counter-revolutionaries hiding that he had to personally inspect and suppress them.

However, putting this factor aside, deep down, General Zhu also wanted to see more of Nanchang, a city that had haunted the Communist Party and had led to a series of internal and external conflicts.

In the dozens of offensive plans they had drawn up in the past to capture Nanchang, they even took into account the tragic scenario of over 10,000 casualties among the Red Army!

The purpose is to capture Nanchang!

Unexpectedly, this historic city and important place in Jiangxi Province fell into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party in such an incredible way without firing a single shot after the flames of left-wing adventurism were suppressed.

So, even though the incident had happened a long time ago, General Zhu still felt like he was in a dream when he woke up every morning.

Runzhi, ah Runzhi, everyone underestimates your abilities...

Seeing the Red Army troops appear on the main road, the residents along the way came over one after another.

"Hello, Boss!" "Hello, Red Army!"

"Boss, please eat my dates!"

"

Soon, the Red Army troops were surrounded by the people. The soldiers were busy and sweating, while protecting General Zhu with a wry smile and politely declining the people's kindness.

In fact, this was not the case when the Red Army first took over Nanchang.

Not only did the common people not get close to the Red Army, but when they discovered their arrival, they desperately fled and hid far away. Those who really couldn't escape would close their doors tightly and dare not come out at all.

Because, in the Kuomintang government’s long-term propaganda, the CCP is a devil that “rapes and plunders,” is “addicted to killing,” “eats livers and digs out hearts,” and “practices communism and sharing wives.”

In later times, when most people have at least attended elementary school, how many ordinary people would have believed such obviously false rumors? Not to mention the Republic of China era, when the literacy rate was definitely no more than 10%, and perhaps only 5%?

Not to mention rumors like "the Red Army are all evil ghosts with green faces and fangs", even if it was said that the Red Army were all gods who could go to heaven and earth and manipulate people's hearts, there would be people who believed it.

(Americans claim that the CCP has mind control, and a large number of American citizens and soldiers believe it. Now, the internet age and the joyful education have exacerbated this information cocoon.)

Anyway, in the description of the Kuomintang, the Communists are simply not human beings, so it’s no wonder that the people are afraid.

However, according to Li Desheng's work experience in Hubei, the Red Army only did one thing to instantly relieve most people's anxiety:

On the first night after entering the city, the entire army, including senior generals such as General Zhu, Peng Dehuai, and Lin Biao, slept on the ground in the streets and alleys of Nanchang, without disturbing the people or entering their houses.

The next morning, the people who could no longer hold back their tears saw this scene through the door panels, and then they were completely shocked, just like the people in Lu'an and Shanghai in history.

They have not yet understood what a "people's army" means, and can only call them "the king's army" and then "take away their food and drink."

With just this ordinary move, most of the people in Nanchang no longer feared the Red Army.

Putting everything else aside, at least the Red Army didn't kill people indiscriminately!

There is no way. Due to the lack of morality of the Kuomintang government, bandits and warlords in recent years, the Chinese people's requirements for basic survival have dropped to such a low level.

If you don't kill me, and don't kill me without a reason, then you are still a human being.

After initially alleviating the fear of the people, the Red Army sent local cadres and soldiers from Nanchang to publicize policies everywhere, further enhancing the Red Army's presence in Nanchang and paving the way for other subsequent work.

"Boss! Boss!"

During this period, Zhu had not experienced the torture of the Long March, nor had he lost as much weight as he did when he first arrived in Yan'an. Instead, he looked a bit plump.

In addition, he looks very honest, is very gentle in his dealings with others, and interacts with ordinary people every day. Everyone feels very close to this leader and calls him affectionately.

"Hey! Hello, hello..." General Zhu smiled and waved his hand:

"Fellow villagers! Don't worry, today, we still have the same policy! Come in order. If you have any questions, tell me one by one!"

The Red Army soldiers shouted out General Zhu's words several times and took out tables, chairs, pens, ink, paper, and inkstones. The onlookers then quieted down and, according to previous practice, began to line up to "submit the petition."

That’s right, it’s “filing a complaint”.

General Zhu worked as a "street patroller" every day, risking attacks from potential hidden enemies. This was not just to inspect security and deter scoundrels, but more of his work was actually handling various civil matters.

Including but not limited to theft, robbery, assault, rape, fraud, murder, bribery, drug trafficking, kidnapping, etc.

In short, no matter how big or small the grievances suffered by the common people were, whether they were caused by Kuomintang officials or street thugs, no matter how shocking or trivial, they could come to the Red Army;

If the problem can be solved on the spot, it will be solved on the spot. If it cannot be solved on the spot, your case will be reported to the "Soviet Supreme Court" for filing, investigation, trial and execution.

In addition to General Zhu, other Red Army leaders who had arrived in Nanchang earlier would also do similar things in their spare time.

To put it bluntly, during the Nanchang military control period, a large number of cadres and soldiers of the Communist Party of China and the Red Army actually played a hybrid role of "public security organs + community aunties + mobile courts."

Why did this happen suddenly?

The reason was that before reaching negotiation terms with the Nationalist government and occupying Nanchang, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, aware of its own lack of experience in large-scale urban management, sent a telegram to Comrade Ma Shiwu, who was far away in Hubei, Henan and Anhui, for advice.

The other party did not answer too many substantive terms as usual, but just asked a question:

Who and what does the CCP plan to rely on to govern Nanchang and even more cities in the future?

This issue caused the leaders of the Communist Party of China to fall into collective silence, and then a very heated discussion broke out.

The process of the argument is omitted, but three conclusions were drawn:

1. The CCP must ensure the basic material supply of the entire city of Nanchang. That is, the supply of food, water, fuel, etc. must not have any problems. Otherwise, all efforts will be in vain.

2. Fundamentally, as in managing the countryside, the CPC must closely rely on the people, be firmly rooted among them, always stand firmly on the side of the broad masses of working people, and gain their support;

3. In practice, before the city's own urban management cadres were trained, it was necessary to rely on the existing Kuomintang government agency personnel who already had relatively mature experience to maintain the basic operations of the city.

There is nothing much to say about the first and second conclusions; they are basic common sense issues in the CCP.

The key lies in the third one.

Without even needing Ma Shiwu to say anything, the CCP leaders had already grasped a crucial point:

How do you get these Kuomintang members to serve the CCP?

First, they were not members of the Communist Party of China, so they certainly could not accept everything. The consequence of accepting everything would be the same as the Red Army had experienced before: "directly absorbing old warlord troops without screening."

Not only will it fail to become a real force, but it will also pollute the original "clean people".

Secondly, even if you are willing to accept everything, others may not be happy with it!

Without adequate screening and education, no one can say whether they will secretly cause trouble or even rebel even if they enter the new government.

This simple truth, "without deterrence, people's hearts cannot be stabilized," is understood by all members of the Communist Party of China who have experienced the Agrarian Revolution.

Well, since we can’t accept everything, we must conduct necessary screening for this group of people;

The question is, how should we filter? By our senses?

Or who can surrender faster?

Or should we just take over the old Party tactics and launch a massive "movement to purge counter-revolutionaries"?

The first one was naturally rejected the moment it came to mind. Someone did propose the second one, but it was opposed:

"If this happens, the new government will be filled with quick-witted opportunists, which will lead to more subtle and long-term consequences."

As for the third point, the leaders hesitated and remained silent for a long time.

There is no other reason. The lessons learned from the great purge in the Soviet area were too tragic. Comrade Ma Shiwu criticized us too harshly last time, and everyone is still frightened.

Putting aside other things, of those "counter-revolutionaries" who were released recently and were about to be shot, very few have been proven guilty after investigation during this period of time. The vast majority were wrongly accused or even framed.

When many people thought about how many revolutionary comrades and friends would have died unjustly if Comrade Ma Shiwu had not corrected his mistakes in time, they began to back off from launching a new "great purge".

What if too many people die unjustly?

In the end, it was Wu Hao who made the final decision and helped everyone resolve their issues:

1. At this stage, due to limitations in technology and human factors, it is absolutely impossible to completely avoid wrongful convictions. We can only do our best to minimize the impact of human factors, but we must not throw the baby out with the bathwater or lose the big picture for the sake of small gains.

2. Since we are relying on the people to govern the city, why not rely on the people to screen out those former Kuomintang government officials who do not meet our requirements and should be kicked out?

3. Since our Party needs to establish a strong image for the Party and the military, and since we are implementing military control in Nanchang, wouldn't it be a good idea to involve military cadres in this process, killing two birds with one stone?

Once this line of thought is opened up, the problem becomes much easier to solve: Let’s organize a city version of the “grievance conference”!

As a result, the "Temporary Circuit Court of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" was quickly established.

Because of concerns that ordinary cadres might not be able to do a good job, in the early days, senior leading cadres like General Zhu were appointed as heads of various branch courts.

Initially, the Red Army targeted the Kuomintang officials in various government agencies in Nanchang, allowing the masses to expose their crimes.

Why only "official"?