Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

"That...that..."

At this moment, Yamato Kana looked like a pitiful soul who couldn't find common ground with her crush and could only force herself to find a topic to talk about, asking in a pathetic tone:

Why?

"Because politicians who are supposed to be upright only know how to fight, not how to build, and their level is low."

Li Xinghe's concise explanation.

Following their democratization movements, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan all experienced a separation between zaibatsu (conglomerates), conglomerates, and politics. Not only did the public become apathetic towards politics, but even major corporations and conglomerates began to distance themselves from it.

Previously, conglomerates funded military leaders and corrupt politicians, receiving in return projects that fueled rapid socio-economic development. However, a group of upright politicians ousted the former, citing "anti-corruption" as their justification for victory. Now, after taking power themselves, they continue to extract money from conglomerates through corruption while simultaneously using "anti-corruption" as a pretext for their political battles. They readily label people as "corrupt," yet remain completely ignorant of the national economic development that the public cares about most. They are utterly incompetent and do absolutely nothing of substance.

Ms. Kokubun Makabe, who excelled academically, smoothly continued the conversation:

"In the past, anti-corruption efforts were seen as a consequence of economic development that needed to be addressed. But after the democratic fighters came to power, the people discovered that they hadn't eradicated corruption; instead, corruption had actually stifled economic development. Under the cover of these democratic fighters, the uncontrolled price increases and abnormal expansion of conglomerates and tycoons were actually worse than during the military government era. They joyfully invited back the daughter of a general from the military government, only to find that she was even less capable than the democratic fighters. Ah, how pathetic."

Li Xinghe immediately interrupted her:

"You're not allowed to mock South Korea like that. Be careful, or I might just post something that will attract 800 South Koreans illegally staying in Japan."

"I didn't say which country it was."

The two exchanged a knowing smile.

In fact, the Japanese know, and are even quite familiar with, the historical tropes between China, Japan, and South Korea. They often use 2ch to smear South Koreans, calling them "the South Korean autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China" or "a degraded version of the Chinese."

The dialogue between Kokubun Makabe and Li Xinghe is a common internet meme used by Japanese people on the anonymous 2CH forum. It shows that even the seemingly taciturn and cunning second young lady often uses internet slang and sarcastic remarks to relieve stress. And the ability to use internet memes with close friends is a sign of great trust among Japanese people.

What do you mean?

But Yamato Keiko really couldn't understand, which was so cute and innocent, and she just stood there anxiously.

Just as the two were making fun of South Korea, a bunch of people arrived at the scene.

The former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry arrived at the banquet with a group of business leaders.

Kokubun Makabe identifies Li Xinghe:

"The person behind Ambassador Ram is Kazuo Ueda..."

They arrived at the scene with a request, of course, and began searching for members of the Seiwa Diet, hoping to persuade Shinjiro Koizumi not to decouple the dollar from the yen. Soon, it was heard from the crowd that Kazuo Ueda had made a dovish promise to the US ambassador and many financial group leaders, assuring them that he would maintain the stability of the yen.

"That old bastard..."

Li Xinghe was a little angry.

Before leaving, that old guy Ram wanted to further enhance his resume.

He wanted to embellish his image, but Li Xinghe also wanted to make money.

So much money is tied up in the foreign exchange market to make a living. You old man, you're working so hard for America, but you don't want everyone else to have food to eat.

When the banquet ended, Kokubun Makabe pulled Lee Seongha aside and whispered in his ear:

"Let me tell you something privately, I want to see you fuck Yueya, and I've already made the plans for you."

Li Xinghe touched his head:

"This is ridiculous. Weren't we supposed to attack together?"

At this time, he was unaware that Mikasa, Chiyo Hina, and Kokubun Tsukiya were planning something.

He had urgent business to attend to and had to leave first, while Kokubun Makabe gave Yamato Kana some instructions from behind:

"I'll show you some steamy scenes in a couple of days, don't worry, they're going to be really exciting."

After stirring up trouble around here, Kokubun Makabe did not go home, but instead went to hide with Higashikawa Yukami.

Her older sister, Kokubun Tsukiya, was still angrily sending her voice messages:

"What did you talk about with Chiyo's mom on my phone?! You lewd and perverted woman!"

……

In the afternoon, Li Xinghe drove to the Slavic-style street and picked up Natasha, who was wearing a white dress and whose belly looked like that of a pregnant wife.

"I'm going to my prenatal checkup now."

She spoke to Valeria in the car.

Driving to the hospital, Li Xinghe, drenched in sweat, put on a hat and led Natasha inside.

What are you afraid of?

"I'm afraid I'll be reported as a pervert."

The doctor did indeed suspect this, and repeatedly probed Natasha's age to see if they should call the police to arrest Li Xinghe.

Recently, Natasha has been dressing increasingly younger, perhaps to please Misato, which has made Li Xinghe's mind wander. He's afraid that she'll reveal her 17-year-old label, which actually says she's under 14.

After the secret inspection was completed, Nam Ho-nyeo, who was still discussing North Korea at noon, also received a notification from Lee Sung-ha. The three of them sat in a private room of a restaurant and talked quietly.

"This is the representative from North Korea...this is the representative from Russia..."

Li Xinghe introduced the two girls, who had petite figures, to each other.

First of all, congratulations on your promotion!

Natasha confessed that Li Xinghe had been promoted to lieutenant colonel.

"Yes, he was promoted as well."

Nanhao hurriedly confronted Natasha.

Li Xinghe interrupted the two girls' eye contact and said directly:

“I have received a secret authorization from the Ministry of Defense that allows us to form tank and infantry armored vehicle units in Tokyo. They want me to resolve the issues of unit organization and equipment within a year, and I need your help.”

But what kind of tanks and armored vehicles should we buy?

Natasha and Nan Hao sat down next to Li Xinghe and started discussing things animatedly:

"If we're talking about the US military's standard M1 tank, there are no new ones left, and as for the old ones, at $2500 million each, I think we'd rather use that money to buy UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters."

Where are the Japanese?

"Japan's new Type 10 tank is expensive and unreliable, prone to engine seizure and failure. It costs over $1000 million per tank, and even the Self-Defense Forces don't like it. Do I look like a sucker to them?"

Clearly, buying the genuine product is out of the question; the waiting time would kill Li Xinghe.

But Li Xinghe's imagination is always much bigger than others:

"Although we can't afford the M1 tank, there are still plenty of used Russian T-72 tanks on the international market, right? I remember the original T-72s sold for very low prices on the international market. We have so many Ukrainian veterans; it's not presumptuous of us to critically use Russian T-72 tanks, is it?"

Although the T-72 is a very old platform, experience from the Eastern European battlefield has shown that old tanks are not necessarily inferior. With proper support from drones and long-range artillery, old tanks can still make a mess of the various new tanks that the West has been hyping up.

The price of a used T-72 is only $80!

"Where are the infantry fighting vehicles?"

"Russia has the BTR-80 infantry fighting vehicle..."

"North Korea has the BTR80 modified Jeep infantry fighting vehicle, which is more advanced and cheaper."

Nan Haonu hurriedly tried to sell to Li Xinghe.

Unlike the current situation where the military industry has overcapacity and needs overseas orders to expand its business, North Korea is genuinely poor. The weapons it produces are somewhat inferior to the original Russian versions, but they are genuinely cheap, making them undeniably cost-effective.

Inheriting the spirit of critical learning, Li Xinghe plans to:

“We also have many people from China and North Korea here. We have them use bulletproof vests and bullet plates purchased from Taobao, drive Shandong Cat light motor vehicles, and ride Yadea electric two-wheelers. This is a critical study of how the Chinese reduce costs and improve the cost-effectiveness of their military organization. Isn’t this a wonderful thing?”

What about the drones?

"China, Shenzhen has so many drone manufacturers. Of course, Russian products are also very powerful."

This critical learning ultimately led to the formation of a military force that critically imitated China.

Therefore, Natasha's youthful face led her to criticize Li Xinghe:

"In the end, wouldn't this just be a mixed force equipped with Chinese, Russian, and North Korean weapons? Do you think the Ministry of National Defense would agree to that?"

Li Xinghe was stubborn, but then a sudden inspiration struck him:

“What’s wrong with us critically learning from the enemy’s weapons and equipment? This unit is still being secretly formed, so let’s… right, let’s form a simulated enemy brigade in the ‘hypothetical enemy model’ way, stuff it with imported weapons and equipment from China, Russia and North Korea, and then in turn, fill it with the Primorsky Combat Brigade as well.”

This is also a critical simulation of the world's development trend. The American-equipped forces are slowly surrounded and devoured by the forces of the 'evil alliance'—it makes perfect sense.

Of course, this kind of troop building was merely a temporary cobbling together of basic divisions to meet the requirements of the first year of the MacArthur Plan review.

If this "hypothetical enemy division" is to be converted into a regular unit, its weaponry and equipment will inevitably need to undergo standardization, which means spending exorbitant amounts of money to purchase substandard equipment from the US and Japan. Even the current coastal combat brigade has already faced some criticism during its annual review due to its haphazardly cobbled-together equipment.

Hey kid, not paying protection money to the arms dealers isn't in compliance with regulations!

The reason why people from arms companies such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries met with Li Xinghe today was also to discuss arms compliance.

Because the US-Japan joint forces also have a portion of Japanese jurisdiction.

Not purchasing their company's products would be difficult to explain on an official level. The government is allocating a large amount of funds to this unit, so it would naturally be reported that the procurement process was irregular and that it was a corrupt decision made solely by Li Xinghe of the logistics department.

Nanhao took out her phone, eagerly asking:

"Shall we contact the back home now?"

"can."

If you really want to save trouble, you could just spend $12 billion to hire Norinco.

Ordering a complete set of advanced combined arms brigade equipment, purchasing everything at once, is the most economical and practical solution. It might even be possible to customize US military-style uniforms and re-equip them. However, this would be difficult to explain to North Korea and Russia, who have provided substantial assistance.

Even the kindness shown to President Putin and the general is a debt in itself.

However, at that moment, Li Xinghe's phone also received a message from the Bank of Japan at the reception, stating that it would continue to protect the dollar at the expense of the yen.

Natasha pouted:

"If we want to smuggle Chinese goods, North Korean arms, and Russian oil into Japan, we'll have to face the Ministry of Finance's crackdown, right? And then there are people like Kazuo Ueda watching the exchange rate; if the yen doesn't appreciate, it'll be hard for us to make big money."

If the yen continues to depreciate, this smuggling business will be completely ruined.

Li Xinghe also repeatedly affirmed:

"Yes. It seems that eliminating Ambassador Ram and eliminating Kazuo Ueda is of utmost urgency. We need to straighten the spine of the Bank of Japan, which has already been broken."

It's time to clean up the financial sector.

A car suddenly stopped outside the cafe. Natasha, with her sharp eyes, noticed it and quickly urged:

"Valeria is almost here. It's time to throw a silver party to cover our business deal. Hurry up."

"what?"

Nan Hao was surprised.

But Natasha exposed her:

"Didn't you prepare the wedding dress? I saw it."

"what?"

Now it was Li Xinghe's turn to be surprised.

Nam Ho-nyeo had indeed brought a set of hand-sewn traditional Korean wedding attire, which she had hidden in the bag on her back.

She took her clothes out of her pocket and lowered her face, which was as red as an apple:

"Um... when you have time, you can come with me to meet my grandfather."

It means meeting the parents.

Li Xinghe couldn't help but sigh.

Koreans residing in Japan; adverbial phrases change to verbs.

How outrageous! I can never repay the general's kindness.

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Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. 4200 words. Do you have any suggestions? I'm a bit lacking inspiration right now. You can post them here; I'll read them all.

Chapter 517: North Korean Little Ma, Ukrainian Army Survivors, and Closeted Communist (4400 words)

"Valeria is coming!"

Natasha's delicate, adorable white face was filled with lewd expressions. She then pulled down Li Xinghe's pants, seamlessly transitioning from a deep-cover spy to a pregnant wife, her small lips waking up Little Xinghe. She enjoyed this gradual filling, even lewdly teasing his clitoris with her tongue, swirling it around Big Xinghe.