1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

The United States does not recognize the illegal occupation of Northeast China and any agreements or treaties between China and Japan;

But the next day he said:

The United States had no intention of interfering with "Japan's legitimate treaty rights in Manchuria."

To put it bluntly, the American upper class hopes to use Northeast China to feed the Japanese (because the United States has almost no interests in Northeast China) in order to safeguard the United States' interests in southern China.

But now it seems that this was a huge mistake!

This will not only fail to feed the Japanese, but will also make them stronger! If this continues, as the Japanese army that has digested the Northeast moves south, not to mention Northeast and North China, even Central and South China will be impossible to defend!

Hoover and those damn stupid pigs in Congress!

Stimson secretly regretted that he should have been more persistent at that time.

In fact, Stimson did not support being too indulgent towards Japan from the beginning. He believed that this would embolden the Japanese, causing their ambitions to expand further and even eventually turn against the United States.

(Later, this guy became the Minister of the Army and participated in the development of the atomic bomb, which can be regarded as a boomerang.)

However, under the insistence of his congressional elders and the president, and influenced by the US diplomatic failure in the "Sino-Japanese War", he finally chose to abandon his idea, resulting in a 180-degree turn in the US policy toward Japan.

Fortunately, there is Ms. Field!

As expected, it should be "support China and suppress Japan, support Japan and suppress China, exchange strength and weakness, and balance the two phases"!

At the very least, China must first stand up and build up the strength to help the United States resist Japan!

This way, the United States can reap enormous benefits without having to personally intervene! Alas, our strategy is far inferior to Ms. Field's. However, one thing is certain—the enormous threat of Japan must be eliminated!

After a night of meetings, the American diplomatic team far away in Nanjing formulated the basic U.S. strategy toward China and Japan, and prepared to report it to President Field and Congress for approval.

After a while, someone in Northeast China received a message from a certain female president, with a face like "old man's subway phone":

"...it is recommended to assassinate Fujiwara no Kanezane, or to alienate his relationship with the Japanese Emperor and mainland Japan...his influence in Northeast China must be eliminated..."

what?

379 His Highness's kindness is not yet complete

It wasn’t just the Americans who wanted to kill Fujiwara Kanezane;

It would be better to say that the Americans haven't even started planning yet, but many people have already taken action several times.

However, Fujiwara no Kanezane was not harmed, but some unlucky people were affected.

"Xun brother, what are you doing..."

Fujiwara Kanezane applied medicine and bandages to Lu Shuren, whose head was wrapped like a dumpling, with a look of gloating in his eyes:

"You saw so many people here with guns and cannons, and even a fool would know it wasn't normal, but you still insisted on coming here. Now you're almost dead, right?"

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Lu Xun, covered in dust and dirt, was grimacing in pain, looking extremely embarrassed. He was angry and anxious about Fujiwara no Kanezane's ridicule, but he couldn't refute it.

Because, no matter how you look at it, it was indeed his own fault. On his way to conduct research, he happened to see Fujiwara Kanezane and a group of people sneaking into the wilderness. Curious and wary, he secretly followed them.

As it turned out, their destination was the same as his, but their purpose was different - they were "fishing".

In short, Fujiwara no Kanezane discovered a group of people who intended to assassinate him, and planned to use himself as bait to catch them all. In order to avoid causing casualties, he set up a place to catch them in a village where there were not so many people.

Then, when the assassination took place, Lu Xun, who was hiding in a corner and watching the team, was buried by half of the earth wall that was overturned by the aftermath of the explosion...

If the alchemist hiding in the dark had not discovered it early and secretly told Fujiwara no Kanezane an extra word, this great writer might have been suffocated to death in the ground.

"You, as a weak scholar, should just stay back and write articles. Why are you courting death? Studying medicine can't save the Chinese people, and it can't save you either!"

Fujiwara Kanezane looked at his "achievement" with satisfaction - a large, beautiful bow, and then he let go of his hand and deliberately patted Lu Xun's head:

"Alright! It's okay now. I'll have someone get you some medicine later. Remember to take it on time!"

"..hiss...did you do that on purpose?" "Ah, you found out?" Fujiwara Kanezane tilted his head:

"There's no other way. It seems the only option is to silence you all..."

Fujiwara no Kanezane's cheerful and cheerful face left people speechless for a moment.

Lu Xun's feelings towards this guy were just like the feelings of most Chinese people at that time, especially Chinese intellectuals who had experienced the Russo-Japanese War, towards the Japanese: very complicated:

They regard it as a vicious enemy, but also as the hope of the yellow race and even the best friend and teacher.

The longer Lu Xun spent conducting research in Northeast China and the more he learned, the deeper his recognition of Fujiwara no Kanezane became and the less hatred he harbored towards him as the "leader of the invading army."

This man, whether judging by the various public policies he promulgated or his attitude towards his subordinates and friends, does not appear to be a "bad guy" in the traditional sense.

Moreover, after several close contacts, Lu Xun was sure that Fujiwara no Kanezane's character was not rigid. Instead, he was sometimes like a child, naughty and cunning.

During this period, the "Lu Xun Investigation Team" stayed in the Northeast, conducting research from cities to rural areas and from rural areas to cities, and talked to thousands of people;

The purpose was to try to find the "black spots" of Fujiwara no Kanezane and the Japanese rule in the Northeast, in preparation for a fierce attack after returning to the South;

As a result, as the research became more in-depth, the purpose gradually became to learn about the various systems, policies and laws of the "New Manchukuo" and to see if they could make things better for their own side.

I'm afraid only those who have experienced it know how it feels.

Although they both cursed China and the Chinese people all their lives, the difference between Lu Xun and the public intellectuals of later generations is that he hoped that China would become better and better, and he was constantly looking for ways to make it better.

Now, after a trip to the Northeast, I seem to have found it?

The great writer Zhou did not want to admit it, but he had to admit that under the leadership of Fujiwara no Kanezane, Manchukuo was indeed thriving.

If we ask ourselves honestly, even Lu Xun, who advocated democracy and hated the monarchy, did not hate such a "King of the Northeast" and even felt a little bit of pity and anger for his assassination.

This was Lu Xun, a Chinese who had a national feud with the Japanese. As for Americans like Snow, they had no ill feelings towards Fujiwara no Kanezane in the first place, and after the investigation, they only had a good impression of him.

Helen checked Lu Xun's wound and confirmed that it was not serious. Then, she bowed to Fujiwara Kanezane like a Japanese:

"Thank you for your rescue, Your Highness... I wonder what you are doing here?" Helen had a hunch that it was definitely not just for "fishing".

"Well, I'm here to inspect the work... By the way, what are you doing here? This is a new village built this year, and quite a few of the people here are Japanese."

"Because this is a new village, and because I heard there are a lot of Japanese and Chinese living here, we decided to come and take a look."

Lu Xun said without hesitation:

"You have moved so many Japanese to our land. Shouldn't I see how you are gradually eroding our country and how your people are bullying our people?"

Seeing that Lu Xun was still speaking in anger like this, the expressions of Helen, Uchiyama Kanzo and others suddenly became a little nervous, while the soldiers of the 386th Brigade and the 4th Division sent by Fujiwara Kanezane to protect them tried their best to pretend not to hear.

Damn it, if His Highness hadn't given us a death order, you, this red deer, would have been chopped into pieces and made into minced meat by us or other people who love His Highness.

"...E=('o`*))) Alas, I'm the only one who can listen to this without getting angry. You should be more restrained in front of others..."

Fujiwara Kanezane shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "Alright! If you want to see it, just follow me and watch!"

As the assassin was captured and peace returned to the scene, the Chinese and Japanese villagers who had been hiding because of the explosions and gunfire cautiously came out of the village, cheering and bowing to the ground, greetings continued:

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, are you okay?" "Good day, Your Highness!" "Long live Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, I am Kudo from Osaka!!"

"Your Highness! Have you eaten the hare my son sent you?!"

Because there was absolutely no "rehearsal" beforehand, all sorts of names were called out, and the scene was extremely chaotic;

But it is precisely because of this "chaos" that we can see the love and respect that these people have for Fujiwara no Kanezane from the bottom of their hearts.

That's right, these Japanese immigrants, mainly soldiers of the 4th Division and families of low-ranking officers (mainly those who worked as farmers), were distributed to various places and formed the "Sino-Japanese Model New Village" with some local residents in the Northeast.

Although the new life has just begun, everyone believes that they will live a life a hundred times better than before in the new land.

It is well known that in the Japanese army, the families of most soldiers and low-ranking officers are not actually wealthy, and they live an extremely miserable life under the rule of the upper class insects.

There are many cases where "sons are fighting on the front lines while parents are starving to death in the rear", "husbands are fighting to the death while wives are selling sex to survive", and "the last man in the family has just died in battle and all the women are sent to comfort camps".

Before the 226 Incident, the sister of a low-ranking officer in the Imperial Guards Division fell into a brothel in order to support his family. The young officers of the entire regiment searched their pockets but could not raise enough money to redeem her. This is a clear example.

The words "The entire nation is suffering, and your families are suffering too" were not just a momentary expression of anger or exaggeration from the officer's mouth.

This situation became more common, especially in the early stages of the Great Depression and the middle and late stages of the War of Resistance Against Japan. Even the generals' families were not immune, let alone these low-level people.

It was not until Fujiwara no Kanezane appeared and began to influence and command the 4th Division and even more Japanese troops that their dark lives finally had a glimmer of light.

In Osaka, Fujiwara no Kanezane had already gained considerable popularity simply by virtue of his "rent and interest reduction" policy, which had caused such a stir that he was summoned by the Emperor for questioning.

After the Japanese immigration plan was officially launched, he used his power to bring the soldiers of the Osaka Division and the families of the troops loyal to him to the Northeast for reunion, and also distributed a lot of land to them.

To be honest, not to mention the entire Osaka, at least in the eyes of these military families, Fujiwara no Kanezane was Amaterasu. Even the real Emperor Hirohito could only be a son in front of him.

What made these immigrants tremble with excitement was that even after becoming the "King of the Northeast," Fujiwara no Kanezane, whose status was even more noble than before, still maintained his very approachable image.

He walked into the crowd with a smile, patted one on the shoulder, touched another on the head, said a few words to one, shook hands with another, without any trace of airs.

(It was not until after the war that the Japanese imperial family, represented by Hirohito, was forced by the survival crisis to reluctantly adopt a similar attitude. As a result, they actually won back a lot of people's hearts. It's amazing.)

Moreover, Fujiwara no Kanezane could accurately call out the names and deeds of those whose lives were worthless:

"...Saito, I really like the wild rabbit you gave me. I've already cooked and eaten it with your son and the others..."

"Kudo, is your wife's illness getting better? If you need medicine, you can come to me."

"Yamada, I heard your youngest son wants to join the army too? Tell that idiot to study hard!"

And so on.

This kind of leader is the first time in the history known to the Japanese, but because Japan is also a country deeply influenced by Chinese culture, it does not prevent them from loving this strange feeling.

There is a great enthusiasm for joining the army in Osaka and Kyoto, but it is rare that it is not because of the coercion of conscription or the desire to improve their lives, but because they want to repay His Majesty's endless kindness.

Sun! Sun!

Not only the Japanese immigrants, but even the Chinese farmers who were relocated here behaved almost the same way, except that they were separated from Fujiwara Kanezane and did not dare to shout too loudly.

Before entering this "model village", they were tenant farmers or vagrants who had no land of their own, lived from day to day without a tomorrow, and lived only to wait for death;

But now, they have their own houses and land, and their personal safety is guaranteed. For the first time, they personally feel the dignity of life.

Although I have to live with a group of Japanese, I found that they are unexpectedly kind. They can talk, laugh, and farm like them. They abide by the law and are honest. The two sides are currently getting along well.

Naturally, these Chinese farmers were extremely grateful to Fujiwara no Kanezane for giving them all this, even though he was a Japanese prince.

"Is the house okay? How's the land? Is there anything you need?"

When Fujiwara no Kanematsu greeted these Northeastern farmers in his almost accent-free Northeastern dialect, some of them even cried with excitement:

"Your Highness! The land is fertile! We have everything we need! We live a good life! Even if we did need something, we wouldn't dare disturb you!"

"Hey! How can you say that?"

Fujiwara Kanezane smiled and patted a Chinese villager on the shoulder:

"Remember, we are partners in building the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. If you have any difficulties, please let me know. I will do my best to help you solve them!"

"Yes! Your Highness! My whole family thanks Your Highness!"

Looking at these exciting scenes, Lu Xun and others couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

When Lu Xun was in Japan, he had never seen many people show such heartfelt love for the emperor.

He had no doubt that if Fujiwara Kanezane turned around and wanted to arm these people and continue to invade China, they would never refuse.

Including the Chinese.

If this continues, Northeast China will no longer be China's Northeast!

After Fujiwara no Kanezane finally escaped from the enthusiastic crowd and returned, Lu Xun could not help but complain:

"You are quite good at using our Chinese land to buy the hearts and minds of the Japanese."

"You are right. I am using Chinese land to buy the hearts and minds of the Japanese."

Fujiwara Kanezane took the water handed to him by the agent and washed his hands, which were blackened by the villagers' rubbing, and said with a smile:

"But can you refute me? I believe that with your conscience, you can't do it."

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It’s very annoying, but Lu Xun, who has a great conscience, really has nothing to say.

First, the land allocated to the Japanese was all taken from the landlords in Northeast China. In the current Northeast China, "cracking down on the Chinese landlords who assassinated His Highness Kanezane and hindered the construction of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" is naturally politically correct.

Second, some of this land was indeed distributed to Japanese immigrants, but more was distributed to Chinese farmers. To be honest, it was the local farmers in Northeast China that benefited more.

Third, Fujiwara no Kanezane truly practiced "equal treatment" and "fairness and justice." Whether selecting talent or enforcing the law, he did not make exceptions for anyone based on their ethnicity, nationality, or status.

Fourth, the policies enacted by Fujiwara no Kanezane clearly benefited ordinary people greatly, and even Lu Xun could not accuse him of doing anything wrong.