1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

People like Hirohito and Fujiwara no Kanezane are the "top layer", while people like Doihara are the "vassal";

In addition, there is a division between the "local ruling group" and the "central ruling group"...

Although everyone belongs to the category of "ruling group", Kenji Doihara also admitted in his heart that there is a difference between "members of the ruling group" and "members of the ruling group".

Otherwise, he, who had made outstanding contributions, was almost 50 years old when he met a wise leader, Fujiwara no Kanezane, and was promoted from colonel to major general.

What about some people?

He became a fucking colonel within a few years of being released!

Even if I have no achievements at all! Comparing myself to others is really frustrating!

There is no doubt that if the country is thriving and Japan can continue to gain benefits, then the ruling groups can still reluctantly cooperate;

Once a problem arises in the country, who can guarantee that there will be no conflicts between the central and local governments, between different regional ruling groups, and between the top and their subordinates?

Oh, I'm wrong. The conflicts among the Japanese ruling groups have never ceased. How many times have we had this situation of you killing me and I killing you?

Why did the previous prime ministers die?

In the final analysis, isn’t it just “internal contradictions among the ruling groups”?

This is still a "ruling group" with relatively close interests. The long analysis of Japanese civilians is what scares Kenji Doihara, who comes from a military family and is now a member of the "ruling group", the most.

"...we must correctly understand the Japanese. In addition to correctly understanding the relationship between the Japanese militarist ruling group and the Japanese civilians, we must also correctly understand the Japanese civilians themselves;"

"Otherwise, it's easy to fall into fallacies like 'Japanese are all damn bad guys' and 'Japanese civilians are completely innocent good people.'"

Both Mark in his previous life and Fujiwara Kanezane in this life have always believed that the statement "There are no innocent souls killed by the atomic bomb" is indeed a bit too absolute, but the statement "Japanese civilians are all innocent" is even more wrong.

Where the hell did you throw away the "people's historical perspective" represented by "people create history"?

So a small group of militarists who had probably never been to China were able to launch a war of aggression against China, occupy so much Chinese territory, and massacre 300,000 people in Nanjing, right?

Don't make trouble.

There are indeed innocent people in war, but not all of them are innocent. Even if they are innocent, it does not mean that they should be sympathized with.

If we sympathize with the perpetrators, who will sympathize with the victims?

Therefore, in addition to distinguishing between the "ruling group" and the "civilian class", "militarists" and "normal people", we must also correctly analyze and judge the group of "Japanese civilians" itself.

"...As we have just said, the Japanese ruling clique was the initiator of the war of aggression, the core of Japan's war machine, and the main beneficiary of the war. They are guilty of heinous crimes and should bear full responsibility for the consequences of the war of aggression.

"These people are often diehards with little reform value. We should liquidate them directly and execute them all without mercy. This is to uphold justice and there is no room for negotiation."

"However, we also need to look at who makes up the Japanese civilian population, accurately distinguish between friends and enemies, and then adopt different struggle strategies for different groups and define their responsibilities;"

"First, there are the Japanese who have always been kind-hearted, actively engaged in the anti-war movement, and firmly opposed Japanese militarism and aggression against other countries;"

"They often became targets of persecution when militarists were planning a war of aggression, or even before the war was launched, such as many comrades in the Japanese Communist Party;"

"These people are undoubtedly friends of the Chinese people, an important part of the alliance against Japanese militarism, and the primary targets of our united front in Japan;"

"We should increase our contact with them, unite with them extensively, and support them. We should support their struggle unreservedly in all aspects, politically, economically, militarily, and in public opinion."

"If they die, we should mourn them as we mourn our own comrades, give them the honor of martyrs, and after the liberation of Japan, we should ensure that they receive the same spiritual and material treatment as our own martyrs."

"For these friends, if the struggle environment in Japan is too harsh and cruel, we should welcome them to come to China and help us fight against Japanese militarism;"

"In the future, after militarist Japan is defeated, these groups will become the leadership and backbone of building a new Japan, and together with the new China and the new world, they will move towards peace."

"In addition, Japan's civilian population includes the vast majority of workers, farmers, artisans, small business owners, scientific and educational personnel, accountants, grassroots managers, and ordinary soldiers...etc.;"

"Objectively speaking, their actions provided militaristic Japan with manpower and material resources, maintaining the operation of Japan's war machine and becoming accomplices in its invasion of China..."

"So, they are not completely innocent;"

"But does that mean we should treat them the same way we treat the ruling class?"

"Reply: We need to conduct further in-depth analysis of this group of people. 1. A considerable number of Japanese civilians, though far from reaching the threshold of the Japanese militarist ruling group, did benefit from some of the dividends of the foreign aggression war that the ruling group leaked out.

"Moreover, they did not reject such benefits at all, and even actively participated in Japan's foreign aggression, cheering and cheering for the Japanese militarist rulers, and even directly participating;"

"This group of people are the backbone of Japan's war machine and bear a significant degree of joint responsibility for the consequences of the invasion, but it is not necessary to punish them without teaching them a lesson;"

"In the future, we can confiscate their wartime gains, conduct criticism and reform, and allow those who actively repent and reform to return to society. Those who refuse to change their ways can be treated as diehards in the ruling clique."

"If in future wars, these people are affected and suffer misfortune, it will be a case of reaping what you sow, and we don't need to feel any regrets."

"2. Civilians who were brainwashed by the Japanese militarist propaganda machine and developed a false understanding of the war of aggression, and who then enthusiastically participated in the Japanese militarist government's foreign aggression;"

"They were undoubtedly accomplices of the Japanese war machine. However, considering that they gained little from the war, were brainwashed by the propaganda machine, and were often oppressed themselves, their war responsibility should be lessened."

"We should strike down these people at first, then criticize and educate them. As long as they can recognize their mistakes and the evil nature of the militarist rulers, there is hope that they will develop into good comrades."

"This type of people is relatively easy to reform, because as the Japanese imperialist war progresses, the harsh realities at home and abroad will quickly expose the lies woven by the propaganda machine, and they will gradually wake up;"

"If they encounter misfortune in the war, we can only feel regret and realize that it is the ruling group's own fault."

"3. Civilians who were forced into production, management, or combat work under the threat of violence from the Japanese militarist government and the threat of starvation from the Japanese zaibatsu groups;"

"These people are not the core or backbone elite of Japan's war machine. They should be considered hostages of Japan's war machine and should not bear any war responsibility;"

"We should unite with this group of people, mobilize them to stand up, encourage them to go on strike, boycott businesses, boycott classes, stop fighting, surrender, and fight the Japanese militarists to the best of their ability."

"In the future, after Japanese militarism is defeated and liquidated, we should continue to treat these people as ordinary civilians, but we need to continue to publicize the dangers of militarism among them;"

"We must do our utmost to protect these people from the effects of war, but we must not give up using force to stop militarist atrocities just because the militarists hold them as hostages."

"Every wrong has its perpetrators and every debt has its creditors. If they are affected by the war, it is entirely the responsibility and fault of the Japanese militarist rulers, and they should be held accountable to the militarist war criminals!"

"We must firmly believe that militarism will be defeated, the Japanese ruling class will be defeated, all anti-human groups will be defeated, and communist society and permanent world peace will surely come!!!"

And so on.

In short, after reading this article, Kenji Doihara just felt his scalp tingling.

Not only are the ruling groups divided into different groups, and the ruling groups into different groups, but even the common people themselves are divided so clearly!

In this way, the originally blurred conflicts and contradictions between different classes, as well as the differences in interests between different classes, have become extremely clear!

If I, Kenji Doihara, were still an ordinary civilian, and had read such an article and learned such things, I would definitely not continue to work hard or even join the army to serve my country!

At least I am dissatisfied and uneasy!

"...Your Highness, we will swear allegiance to the Empire of Japan and Your Highness until our death, but the common people..."

"Do you think the article's analysis is incorrect?" "No... I don't dare to say so..."

Doihara didn't know what to say for a moment.

If Fujiwara no Kanezane was the kind of royal family member whose mind was filled with only "loyalty and sincerity", he would definitely cater to the other party's preferences, denounce the article as nonsense and order it to be banned.

However, the master he served was a far-sighted, tolerant, and understanding ruler who could tolerate and understand any thought. It was impossible for him not to understand the power of these two articles.

Lying and flattering such a person is pure self-deception and will only get you scolded.

Fujiwara no Kanezane sighed and pointed at the two articles: "So, China has talented people..."

Oh, this isn't self-praise!

Class analysis is not something particularly new in later generations. It just depends on whether you are willing to read it, whether you can use it, and whether you dare to use it.

To be honest, this article was based on a teacher's article! "But don't be too nervous."

One of the authors didn't care:

"You have to understand that, first, most people don't have the time, energy, or inclination to read this kind of political article. Second, the content of this article is not something that ordinary people can understand or think about. Only smart people like you can understand it..."

This was Fujiwara Kanezane's true words.

No matter how profound and strategically sound On Protracted War may be, the people who pay attention to and study it are still a very small minority, and most of them are those who have suffered deeply (including the enemy);

Let alone ordinary people and outsiders, even within the CCP, can we guarantee that everyone has read this article in its entirety and thought about it?

The same principle applies to "Class Analysis".

Ordinary people are already tired of living. Unless they are pushed to that point and someone deliberately promotes it on a large scale, not many people will think about which class they belong to and what they should do.

During the Cultural Revolution, the first thing to be reformed was not the stupid and harmful ideas of the old intellectuals and capitalist-roaders, but the most important thing was to reform the numb hearts of the people themselves.

From this point of view, the later teachers were actually quite successful.

"...So, what we need to do is to continue to consolidate the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere according to the plan, govern the entire Northeast well, win over the people, and make them continue to support us. We don't need to worry too much about other things."

"...Yes, regarding the Northeast issue, I am very confident because of His Highness's presence... But, what about Japan?"

Facing Kenji Doihara's question, Fujiwara Kanezane was silent for a moment, then asked leisurely:

"Do you think this writer, Li Desheng, is talented?"

"Yes. Regardless of past events, just based on this article, we can conclude that he is absolutely a top-notch talent in China. I believe that if anyone can defeat the Kuomintang in the future, I think it will be him."

Kenji Doihara's answer was firm and decisive.

"Then you know what? This talent isn't actually from a prominent family. His current position has nothing to do with his family background."

I know, that's why I was shocked.

but...

"Li Desheng's talent is remarkable, but without that environment, he would never have been able to rise to prominence. This is China's culture and heritage, even if it's been ruined for hundreds of years... Is this possible in Japan?"

This time, it was Doihara's turn to remain silent.

Because he knew what Fujiwara Kanezane was going to say.

As expected, Prince Hachimangu Kanezane pointed to his chest:

"I can't do it. My talent is far inferior to Li Desheng's, and I'm not as good as you in many things. If it weren't for the fact that I'm the future head of the Fujiwara family..."

"Your Highness, why are you so self-deprecating?!" "This is not self-deprecation, it is the truth." Fujiwara no Kanezane waved his hand.

"As the division of labor in society becomes increasingly specialized, the idea that those in positions of power must be superior to those below them in every way to maintain their authority, and the practices that maintain this bubble, are truly foolish."

"It is not so embarrassing to admit that you are not as good as others. Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to the survival of a country, a nation or an individual; arrogance is."

"Kenji, your talent is among the best in Japan, and you've made many contributions. You're honest and trustworthy, kind-hearted, unconcerned with trivial matters, and selfless... But I promoted you to major general when you were nearly fifty. Do you think this is normal?"

"...Your Highness, I..."

Doihara was in a state of confusion.

He certainly knew why he couldn't rise up for most of his life. Besides his personality problems and the fact that he was not liked by Hirohito, it was ultimately because he lacked a father or father-in-law with a prominent family background!

His elder brother, Doihara Ken, who had recently passed away, was only promoted to major general after his death, while his father, Doihara Yoshinaga, who had long been buried in the earth, was only a major until he retired!

With this kind of family background, it should be no problem for him to become a major general. If he is lucky, he can become a lieutenant general or even a general. But it is wishful thinking to expect him to rise quickly.

Doihara was willing to be loyal to Fujiwara no Kanezane and stay in Manchuria, not only because of his family background and future prospects, but also because of his unconventional approach to selecting and employing people and the thriving environment of Manchuria.

Only by comparing the two can we understand how depressing the domestic environment in Japan is, how stupid the rulers are, and how unbearable it is for even a moment!

To be fair, Kenji Doihara is indeed the most loyal, intelligent, most able to understand his intentions and ideals, and the least selfish of all Fujiwara Kanezane's current subordinates.

Here are three examples:

1. Doihara Kenji's son was also an army officer, but he never mentioned seeking a government position for his son. Fujiwara no Kanezane specifically asked if he could help, but he firmly refused, saying, "How can I be promoted without any achievements?"

2. Fujiwara no Kanezane was almost 21 years old and held a high position of power. Many people were anxious about his marriage, and many wanted to be matchmakers or father-in-laws, but Kenji Doihara never said a word about it.

3. Kenji Doihara was not at all disgusted by the "quasi-Marxist theories" that occasionally came out of Fujiwara no Kanezane's mouth. He even often expanded on them, and the expanded content always met Fujiwara no Kanezane's wishes.

After a long time, it became so easy to use that someone who had originally planned to throw it away after use actually became unable to live without it and was reluctant to part with it.

"Too many talented people in Japan are buried in the wilderness, and those who occupy high positions are mostly rats who just sit there and do nothing."

Fujiwara Kanezane sighed softly:

"If Japan could also, like the Chinese Communist Party, promote people on the basis of merit, not family background but ability, why would we need to worry so much about the Sino-Japanese dispute?"

Kenji Doihara couldn't help but sigh:

"I understand what you mean, Your Highness. All we can do is build Manchukuo well. Other things aside, the situation in Japan... cannot be changed unless you become the Emperor, but..."

"but what?"

"Your Highness, there are too many people in the Japanese Army eager to be promoted. Your wise decision has blocked their path. They will definitely..."

"Haha, of course I know, but who's afraid of who?" Fujiwara Kanezane smiled generously:

"To build my ideal new country, don't you think I won't have to kill countless people? Do you think that without making huge sacrifices, that future will just come to us on its own?"

"Kenji! Burn your wisdom and follow me to crush all opponents, overthrow the current old Japan, and then rebuild a permanent new Japan!"

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