Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

……

Lanfang Republic.

A country dedicated to the tourism industry, where the entire nation is essentially one giant film studio, has suddenly become incredibly popular.

As developers of this land, the Han Kuang Volunteer Army moved its headquarters to Singkawang City to focus on developing the island's tourism and real estate industries.

When the United Nations’ Asian branch was established in Lanfangfu, investment delegations came from all over the place to inquire about investing.

Not only did domestic media begin to boast that it inherited the spirit and will of 'Asia's first democratic republic,' touting it as a 'nation of soldiers' and a fighting nation, but even related media in Europe and America started to speculate that the Lanfang Republic, with its vast land and sparse population, located in the tropics, might one day become the heart of the earth and the location of the United Nations.

Some media outlets even went so far as to say, "If you don't go to Asia now, you will miss out on the heart of the world in the future."

The reason behind it is very simple.

The relocation of the United Nations headquarters was something everyone had anticipated. Once the Lanfang Republic gains influence from the UN, its wealth will inevitably double. Therefore, everyone is flocking here to seize excellent investment opportunities.

These days, good investment products are really scarce.

The housing prices in Lanfang Republic have more than tripled, and the original investors have made a fortune.

The land on the island has been frozen in advance under the name of 'national land', and all subsequent development requires approval. As a result, real estate and asset management companies from all over the world are flocking here to seize the opportunity in the heart of the earth.

So the Southern Command did nothing else but send out hundreds of supervisors to keep a close eye on the Lanfang Republic's investment promotion and asset management departments, and has already executed four ministers suspected of seriously selling land assets.

As a member of the Korean ethnic group, the newly appointed Southern Commander Park Yu-shin did not fully understand the fervor surrounding the Lanfang Republic, but he was aware of the bright future of Lanfang.

After all, he grew up in a country where a planned economy and a black market coexisted.

Therefore, Park Yoo-shin first moved his family to Lanfang Mansion and began a major investment and planning project in Lanfang.

The investment department proposed a major infrastructure target:

"We want to build a ring railway around the island, as well as a highway covering all the major cities on the island. We also want to build more clean energy power plants..."

This island may not have much else, but it certainly has abundant resources: timber, oil, natural gas, coconuts, coffee, bauxite, and vast rainforests.

As long as you want to develop it and invest enough money, it's not difficult to do anything.

Unlike He Yang, Park Yoo-shin doesn't have much of a spectacle mentality; he mainly focuses on the balance of resources in real estate, agriculture, and infrastructure.

This also aligns with the island's development.

Due to the sparse population, the influx of migrants quickly became so large that more houses needed to be built.

Wealthy businessmen and nobles from France, Germany, and Britain flew over overnight to buy up the mansions previously built by the Han Kuang Volunteer Army. They were willing to pay ten times the price. In other words, if someone had spent 2 million yuan to buy a mansion in the first Lanfang Republic tour group, they could now net 18 million yuan and live a life of freedom.

Chinese investors come mainly to sign investment and procurement contracts for coconuts, coffee, and cocoa.

Many wealthy Americans anonymously came to buy houses, anonymously joined the Lanfang Republic which allows dual citizenship, and anonymously swore allegiance to Confucian civilization, making the scene quite comical.

People from even Argentina, Brazil, and Peru have come to Lanfang thanks to the convenient trade channels of the CPP/TPP.

A wealthy investor from Argentina, utterly impressed by the tour guide's blatant boasting, exclaimed: "You, Lin, are you thinking about it? You, Lin, are you even doing it yet...?"

"This truly is a place of pioneering democratic civilization. I'll buy it! I want to buy this entire plot of land!"

It's as if he's here to invest in democracy and civilization.

The tour guide curled his lip and immediately presented the investment contract to the local government.

……

Port Darwin, Australia.

Ms. Olympia, who flew in from Tokyo, is conducting research on the local economic development.

The Northern Territory has expanded its giant ports, allowing super-large cargo ships to enter and exit freely.

The local railway and highway construction plan spans thousands of miles, connecting various industrial and mining areas to transport extracted resources to China, Japan, and South Korea.

In a telephone conversation, Duchess Olympia was educating the young queen:

“Charlotte, we must take Australia’s position in the Asia-Pacific region very seriously. It is the largest resource hub, so we must use this to demonstrate the value of Australia and New Zealand. Without this value, our position will decline rapidly.”

The little queen said pitifully on the phone:

"I don't understand."

Hearing this answer, Olympia felt a headache coming on. This child was a bright one she had been educating for several years; how could he answer like that?

Did the baby in her belly eat her brain?

Actually, at that moment, Queen Charlotte was playing Mario Kart with Tao Niizawa and gave a perfunctory answer to her tutor's question.

The duchess on the other end of the phone hadn't realized what was happening yet, and she continued:

"I personally went to Australia and invited Chinese experts skilled in land management and economic-ecological restoration to develop sustainable economic projects for Australia, to..."

The little queen still shook her head:

"Can't understand."

At that moment, Olympia heard Tao Niizawa's giggling through the phone.

"..."

Duchess Olympia hung up the phone without saying a word.

Forget it, it's not worth getting angry over a 15-year-old girl.

Standing at the airport, Olympia began discussing with the ecological team invited from China how to carry out ecologically sustainable development in relatively arid Australia.

……

Alaska.

Although overlooked by most people, Alaska is also a corner where Li Xinghe has gained benefits.

Although the American flag is still flying, local laws are basically non-existent. After all, there are only a few hundred thousand people in the entire state's more than one million square kilometers of territory. The investment department from the coalition has set up an economic development department outside Elmendorf Air Force Base to attract various investment businesses.

Xu Baofeng walked out of the US military base laughing, mocking the US military over the phone:

"Vance even wanted to mobilize his army to attack us. But when they saw the high mountains and snow-capped cliffs of the Yukon, they were helpless, hahaha!"

Players of Europa Universalis know that there is an inaccessible region between Alaska and the American mainland: the Coast Mountains, with an elevation of 4,000 meters. This region has complex terrain, is sparsely populated, and is practically a no-go zone for human life. The adjacent Yukon Territory, squeezed by the Coast Mountains, is a cold-climate mountainous region, similarly a desert.

The US military did want to enter Alaska from here, but their tanks got stuck in the frigid mud before they even left southern Alberta. Considering the horrors of this thousands of kilometers of uninhabited wilderness, Vance reluctantly abandoned his decision to retake Alaska by force.

Wait a minute.

While Vance was waiting, Xu Baofeng's Coastal Combat Brigade also began to set up an investment and immigration department, vigorously introducing high-latitude Asian indigenous peoples into Alaska, such as Han Chinese, Yakuts, Mongols, Inuit, etc., stealing a lot of people from Russia.

They were allowed to apply for state subsidies under the guise of Alaskan Natives while settling near the warm Anchorage Bay. With only a few hundred thousand people in the entire state, the influx of immigrants, farmers, and workers immediately caused a significant change in the local population structure.

The political families that had controlled Alaska through electoral politics quickly began to lose power and were sidelined by Xu Baofeng.

Population is, after all, the most important thing in human society.

Chapter 944: Gold is the most precious thing, the child sells his grandfather, the Tanakaway (3400 words)

In July, the summer season, Southeast Asia experiences continuous torrential rains.

Port Moresby, a former South Pacific fortress during World War II, now enjoys a period of rapid development. Capital investment from China, Japan, and South Korea has quickly transformed it into a natural resort destination for East Asians.

In its unique natural harbor, the Second Guerrilla Squadron, led by the light aircraft carrier Ryujo, is slowly approaching the port.

Inside the naval port, gold mined from the Papuan mountain peaks was melted down into gold bars and then sealed for safekeeping. The local Papuans had some reservations, but given Li Xinghe's promises to build a ring road around the island, provide 5G signal towers, and distribute Huaqiangbei mobile phones, they didn't object.

After Captain Doi, who was in charge of leading the team to receive the gold, finished checking the cargo, he bid farewell to the local business office.

"There are 30 tons of gold inside. I have confirmed receipt."

The secret mission was to transport the gold produced on Papua Island back to Tokyo for storage.

With the US dollar increasingly resembling worthless paper, gold, as a rare metallic element in the universe, still retains its undeniable preciousness. To this day, those who hoarded gold have made considerable profits, while those who hoarded US dollars have suffered significant losses.

The Ryujo flotilla departed Papua Island and headed north, returning to Tokyo after several days of sailing and entering Yokosuka Naval Base.

Unfortunately, it was also a rainy night in Tokyo.

The warship docked at Yokosuka Port to exchange precious metals with the Ministry of Finance, which was in port.

Just then, cheers of "Hooray!" erupted from nearby. It sounded as if they were celebrating the inclusion of Chinese in the compulsory curriculum of Japanese elementary schools, requiring Japanese elementary school students to have a certain level of Chinese communication skills.

This is part of this year's new curriculum reform, which significantly reduces English language courses and replaces them with Chinese language education. Fortunately, Chinese character education was already being strengthened, so the two can be combined without putting extra pressure on children.

The sound was very loud and annoying.

The group making such pronouncements is naturally the Japan Unification and Naturalization Association, which boasts as many as 400 million underground followers. Under the guise of Sino-Japanese friendship, they have established their own foundation and university, and are already a Protestant order capable of rivaling the Soka Gakkai.

But the officer in charge of receiving the goods said:

"Ignore them, they're a bunch of... cult-like members. They don't want money, but cults that don't want money are even more terrifying."

Given that the Japan Unification and Naturalization Association has not yet been classified as a cult, and that there are a large number of similar groups in Japan, the Maritime Self-Defense Force officer in charge of the defense gave a relatively detailed assessment.

Japanese cults have a very American style.

For a group to be classified as a cult under Japanese law, it's enough to show that it has caused widespread public outrage and created social unrest; otherwise, the Japanese government wouldn't bother with them. Most underground religious groups are left unchecked as long as they don't show their faces.

This has created a unique characteristic: as long as cult couples continue to have children, the sect will continue to exist generation after generation, and will receive government subsidies for childbirth and continue to expand.

Therefore, more than one former prime minister, at a loss about the birth rate, has pinned his hopes of increasing the birth rate on cults, and endorsed cults to gain votes.

The last person to die because of this was, of course, everyone's beloved Shinzo Abe.

"How to say?"

"Well, they're pressuring you to have a baby. Having a baby is hard to say. The financial pressure is immense."

The officers sighed with regret.

The place they were standing on was Yokosuka Dock No. 6, where the Shinano was historically built. During the period when Yokosuka was under US control, it was very difficult for the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to approach this place. And this place with its militaristic background naturally evokes memories of World War II.

Those familiar with Japanese women will know that Japan's birth rate has never been high, especially during World War II. Even with societal propaganda promoting slogans like "If you don't have children, you'll be defeated by white people," "Have children to serve your country," "Have more children, have more children quickly," "Marry for your country," "Give birth at 15," and "Give birth at 13," the birth rate only reached a maximum of 1.8% due to the reality of women being taxed six times heavier, having low social status, and facing economic hardship.

At that time, Japan had entered a state of frenzy, imposing heavy taxes of 60%-80% on almost all daily necessities. The tax burden in 1942 was six times that of 1936. Women were urged to begin arranged marriages as soon as they reached adulthood at age 15, and to donate their wedding expenses—including money for a house, ceremony, and wedding attire—to the Japanese army. Any extravagant clothing was subject to scrutiny and criticism from the Women's Patriotic Association. After the war, these women were even forced to offer their bodies to the American army.

At that time, there was also an author named Kiyofumi Ota who wrote "A Reader on Wartime Life" to defend himself:

"Our tax burden, despite six tax increases and the seventh one currently underway, remains far lower than that of other countries! How can Japan effectively utilize its fiscal capacity to govern the country without expanding tax revenue? Japan wins! The Emperor is great!"

What's hilarious is that this phrase can even be used verbatim in the defenses of tax-raising figures like Fumio Kishida and Yoshihide Suga, without changing a single word.

……

What is Japan's current five-star emperor doing?

Naturally, she's taking the lead in having children.

Li Xinghe, who used to have four or five children a year on average, no longer needs the whole family to be involved in having children.

Mian Guanjin's childbirth was a bit complicated, so she ultimately opted for a cesarean section. The newborn was a girl, which left Hua Yingmei with some regret, but not much.

She held her daughter, looking at Hua Yingmei with a provocative expression, as if she held Hua Yingmei's life in her hands.

What name would you like?

Li Xinghe asked curiously from the side.

"Let her be like a flower. I hope she can live a free and lovely life, just like a flower." Mian Guanjin kissed the wrinkled girl, no longer trying to manipulate Hua Yingmei.

Minami Kazumi is in the next room with her child and her lover, Bluebird Mom, who is jokingly called "unable to lay eggs," while her real daughter, Higashikawa Yukimi, will soon find that her status in the family has dropped another notch.

The female doctors and nurses in the hospital were already used to it.

To ensure the stability of the Li Xinghe family and avoid suspicion, the Royal Hospital has been divided in two. Male doctors have been reassigned to the outer ward on standby, while female doctors are placed in the inner ward specifically to handle their family affairs. These past few years have truly been an eye-opener for everyone; Li Xinghe seems to be producing offspring like a seed-sowing machine. If the Imperial Family had even a fraction of Li Xinghe's good health, they wouldn't be constantly tormented by the Imperial Household Agency. (The last sentence appears to be unrelated and possibly a separate thought: "You Lin is here, I'm thinking about it, you Lin is here, are you free...?")

After spending the night at the hospital, Li Xinghe went to work at the cabinet the next day, yawning.

After becoming prime minister, his life became easier than before.

To deal with the opposition, Rie Fujiwara and Yukimi Higashikawa's Section 9 of the Public Security Bureau will help them take care of their opponents.

We must strengthen our own mobilization, including the Yajima Hiroshi and the town service group, and cultivate a foundation between the public and the Japanese Communist Party.

To strike at the enemy, one can also boast with Hayashi Yuko at the Joint Operations Headquarters, devise some bizarre surprise attack plans, and engage in some mental exercises.

Today, however, it's a rare opportunity to put some pressure on Li Xinghe.

Gao Tiao presented Li Xinghe with a list of companies that went bankrupt in May and explained:

"Well, from an economic perspective, we are actually facing a small-scale disruption. It's time to start thinking about a larger-scale economic stimulus."

This is mainly due to the global economic turmoil, and many long-established Japanese companies were unable to adapt to this chaotic environment, leading to the collapse of numerous businesses. However, these companies were subsequently acquired by others, so not all of them went bankrupt.