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The U.S. government continued to wear a neutral mask to issue a statement calling on China and Japan to exercise restraint and not to expand the war further. It hoped to mediate the conflicts between China and Japan so that this sad war would become a thing of the past as soon as possible. With the greatest goodwill, Looking forward to the permanent peace between China and Japan, and looking forward to the two countries working together to maintain peace and stability in East Asia in the days to come.

The British government's statement is obviously somewhat intriguing.

"...the United Kingdom government has noticed that after this war, the lands controlled by China and Japan have undergone significant changes. This is obviously in violation of the "Asian The spirit of the Peace Treaty, the Royal Government will strictly abide by the "Asian Peace Treaty", and will not recognize any territorial changes caused by war. We call on China and Japan to stop the war, return to the road of peace, restore the pre-war status, and start from the respective Withdraw troops from the territory occupied by the opponent. The Royal Government looks forward to the arrival of permanent peace in Asia based on the "Asian Peace Treaty."

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Sunlight poured in from the window of Beilu's bedroom, Luo Yaoguo finally woke up from the sweetest sleep.Because of the Sino-Japanese War during this period, he has not had such a good sleep for a long time.Now the war basically ended with China's complete victory, and his long-hanging heart was finally let go.After shaking the small bell beside the bed, the servants in white uniforms brought over the ironed military uniforms.Luo Yaoguo began to wear military uniform under the service of Lin Yiyao, who was in bed last night.It has been almost eight years since he came to this world, and he has been in a high position for seven years, and he is already used to this kind of life where people are served.After dressing and washing, he came to the small dining room outside the bedroom, where a hot breakfast was already set on the table.

His wife, Lu Xiaobei, had already had breakfast and went to study at the Sino-German University of Technology. Natalie, who also served as secretary, and Luo Shun, the deputy chief, were waiting for him here.Natalie has already sorted out the newspaper summaries of the day, and is about to use the breakfast time to explain something to Luo Yaoguo.Luo Shun, on the other hand, had already prepared his schedule for the day, and was waiting for his final approval during the breakfast period.Becoming a big shot in this era is not to mention the enjoyment, but the degree of busyness is indeed enough. Almost as soon as I open my eyes, there are all kinds of annoying things coming to my door.

Seeing that Luo Yaoguo had come out refreshed, Natalie greeted him with a smile: "Fuwen, you must have slept well yesterday... Is it because the war is over and you have something missing in your heart? "

Luo Yaoguo smiled faintly, sat on his seat, and beckoned to Natalie: "Honey, tell me what major events happened at home and abroad this morning?"

Natalie smiled, picked up her notepad and said to Luo Yaoguo: "Let's talk about the international affairs first. I just got the information that Major General Forbes, the British special envoy, has arrived in Tokyo. He will discuss with the Japanese authorities the establishment of Jinwu Bay on the main island of Okinawa. The matter of the naval base..." She shook her head: "These British people always like to strike a balance. They have been playing in Europe for hundreds of years, playing tricks on the European continent. We have to be careful."

Luo Yaoguo nodded noncommittally, the British Empire is almost at the point of disintegration, no matter how balanced it is, it will not get rid of this ending, so there is no need to worry.

"U.S. Secretary of State Mr. Stimson will personally visit our country and Japan to mediate our war with Japan. He proposes a ceasefire plan based on the existing actual control area. First realize the ceasefire between the two countries, and then gradually negotiate Settle our territorial disputes with Japan."

"Cease the fire first..." Luo Yaoguo smiled lightly: "The Japanese should accept this plan. Once the fire ceases, they can sign an agreement with the British to lease the port, and the British will start to support them."

"General An Sihua just called to ask whether the plan to invade Jeju Island should be carried out. The Japanese are increasing their troops to Jeju Island recently. If they want to invade..."

"No need." Luo Yaoguo waved his hand and said with a smile: "This is just a false attack, we don't have that much appetite now, I will make a long-distance call to Shanghai in person later, and tell Sihua about this decision .”

"There is also the representative of the Communist Party, Wang Ming and Bogu, who want to start negotiations with us on post-war peace." Speaking of this, Natalie frowned: "The Military Intelligence Bureau also sent information, and the CCP seems to be preparing They may want to stabilize us first, and then..."

Luo Yaoguo shook his head and interrupted Natalie's words: "Go and reply to Wang Ming and Bogu, just say that I will arrive at Xuangong Hotel this afternoon to continue the negotiation with them." He watched Natalie go out to make arrangements.I just leaned on the back of the chair and stared at the exquisite breakfast table.In another time and space, the Kuomintang failed to defeat Japan for eight years. Now that it has lost the Sino-Japanese War, it seems that it will no longer pose any threat to China.The question now is how far to weaken Japan. Japan is now in a similar position to the Communist Party. The CCP is sandwiched between the Trotskyites and the Kuomintang, while Japan is sandwiched between China and the United States.If the CCP wants to get out of trouble, it can only stabilize the Kuomintang first, and then wait for an opportunity to swallow the Trotskyites... Where should Japan start if it wants to get out of trouble?Is it to revive the army and then take the mainland route, or to develop and return to the army and shift the development target to Southeast Asia and Australia?If it is the former, China's army and navy have defeated them before, do they dare to come?On the contrary, does Japan in this time and space really dare to challenge the United States, a country with the most powerful industry in the world?

Chapter 0606 post-war layout (two) the dictatorship of the majority!

Wuhan East Lake, National Government Chairman's Mansion.

Today is the rare clear sky in Wuhan since the beginning of spring, and the flag of the blue sky is flying high on the flagpole outside the Chairman's Mansion.There has been a long line of cars parked at the entrance of the Chairman's Mansion, all of which are BMW 1930s. It seems that all the party and state officials who came to the Chairman's Mansion today.Among the convoy, the four specially-made BMW1930 bulletproof limousines attracted the most attention.This means that among the dignitaries who came to the chairman's office today, they are the four vice-chairmen of the Kuomintang, who are the real power figures in the country at the moment.

Although China is now on the road to a democratic and constitutional government, it is not a real constitutional country after all, and the supreme power of the country is not the legislature, the two chambers of supervision, but the five leaders of the KMT presidium.Presidium meetings are, of course, top-level secrets.In the living room, Hu Yisheng, Secretary-General of the Chairman's Mansion, and Wang Jingwei, Minister of Foreign Affairs, were able to participate in the conversation.This meeting of the Bureau is different from previous secret meetings.Since the talks involved negotiating with Japan, Foreign Minister Wang Jingwei was also invited to attend the talks.The key to negotiating with Japan is not the conditions of the negotiation, but whether to negotiate with Japan, or more precisely, whether to cease the war with Japan.

This time the war has been fought so far, of course China has won a big victory, and it still has the ability to fight again. Although continuing to fight may not be beneficial to China, it is definitely very detrimental to Japan.Japan's national power will definitely continue to be depleted, and it may even force Japan to accept the peace treaty of ceding land and indemnity. In this way, Japan will probably completely withdraw from the ranks of imperialist countries in the future, and its domestic militaristic forces will also encounter catastrophe. , Maybe Japan can return to the era of Taisho democracy, where liberal politicians control the country.Will the threat from the sea be eliminated once and for all?China's military power is also fully capable of targeting threats from the north and the west.

At least in the understanding of most Chinese people, Japan should continue to be weakened to make it permanently lose its ability to invade and expand, but Luo Yaoguo put forward a different view.

"...an overly weakened and unambitious Japan is not of much benefit to the future development of our country, and those so-called liberal politicians cannot be pro-China, they are more pro-British and American politicians .If we continue to fight with Japan, at most we can wipe out their remaining navy and occupy some islands of the Ryukyu Islands. It is impossible to occupy Japan's mainland, and it is not even capable of occupying the Korean Peninsula...and Japan, which has lost its sea power, has no In order to contain the value of our country for Britain, at the same time, Japan's superior geographical location and many excellent deep-water ports are likely to arouse the interest of the United States... At that time, China and the United States will join forces to counter Britain and Japan, and at the same time, China, Britain and the United States will jointly contain the Soviet Union. There is a good chance it will be destroyed."

Luo Yaoguo spoke his reasons slowly, with a melancholy look on his face, it seemed that he was really worried about the situation of the United States and Japan joining forces.However, Chiang Kai-shek and Luo Yiqun, who knew Luo Yaoguo well, knew that he was deliberately expressing his worry. As for what was going on in his heart, no one could guess.

"What Brother Fu Wen said is also reasonable, and even though Japan has been defeated repeatedly, its huge army is still basically intact. Now the main force of the Japanese army is stationed on the Korean peninsula, and it may come back at any time... If there is a Soviet Union The situation of the Japanese and Communist Party joining forces may turn the situation around. Therefore, the most important thing is to end this war as soon as possible and turn our energy to the country!"

Although he didn't know Luo Yaoguo's true thoughts, Chiang Kai-shek expressed his support at the first time. He commanded the troops to drive out the Japanese invaders who were entrenched in Manchuria. He knew better than anyone else what this "great victory" was about. .The Japanese army is definitely not damaged. If the Soviet Union and the CCP are united, it is really possible to drive the Kuomintang forces back to the customs. When the time comes, the internal and external wars will come together, and the trouble will not be at 01:30.

Luo Yaoguo said with a smile: "What Jie Gong said is very true. The reason why Japan has retreated from Manchuria so simply is not that they have no strength to persist, but that the international situation does not allow them to persist. Whether it is China or Japan, Both Britain and the United States can only bow their heads in front of the two powers. Now Britain and the United States hope that we can use our power to deal with the Soviet Union instead of spending it with Japan. At the same time, Britain wants a weakened Japan to serve as a tool to contain China and contain the United States. Although the United States wants a China that is strong enough to dig into the corners of the British Empire, they certainly don't want to see our country dominate the Western Pacific... If we negotiate a peace with Japan and then turn our development direction to the north, we will definitely get both Britain and the United States. China's continued support... As for Japan, the British will naturally limit their army and require them to focus their financial resources on the reconstruction of the navy, and a Japan without a strong army will not pose any major threat to our country. Britain's The wishful thinking should be that we have a strong army to deal with Soviet Russia, and Japan has a strong navy to contain us. In this way, their colonial system in Asia can rest easy, so we must now follow the path of Britain and the United States, because only Then we will get more sweetness."

Hu Hanmin and Wang Jingwei looked at each other.They all nodded in agreement.Wang Jingwei smiled elegantly and said: "The analysis of the current international situation in the auxiliary text could not be more accurate. The hints that our Ministry of Foreign Affairs got from the United Kingdom and the United States also mean this. The United Kingdom said that if we can give up the requirement of 15 tons , and keep the size of the navy at 20 tons for capital ships and 8 tons for aircraft carriers, they can consider returning the public concessions in Shanghai and Tianjin, and at the same time they can persuade France to return the French concessions in Shanghai and Tianjin. American Ambassador Mr. Johnson said Euphemistically expressed the hope that we can reach a truce with Japan as soon as possible and properly handle domestic conflicts...especially those provinces in the north that are occupied by communist forces."

"Does Britain and the United States have any requirements for the conditions of the truce?" Hu Hanmin asked after thinking about it.

Wang Jingwei replied, "Mr. Stimson, Secretary of State of the United States, has arrived in Manila a few days ago. He hopes to invite negotiators from my country and Japan to Manila for armistice talks. Peace in the region. The UK has now given up its support for Japan’s request for Taiwan to be managed by four countries, and has instead supported the plan proposed by the United States for a ceasefire first and then negotiations. Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimates that the four-country trusteeship plan proposed by the UK before is not Sincerely, it’s just a gesture of friendship to Japan.”

Hu Hanmin smiled faintly: "Okay, Comrade Zhao Ming, I will trouble you to go to Manila to negotiate with the Japanese... Just sign an armistice agreement. Taiwan is in our hands anyway, and it doesn't matter if it is recognized by the international community or not." ...and tell Mr. Stimson for me that our national government will seriously consider the suggestions of our American friends and will find a proper solution to the problem of communism in the north. That's it, the five of us will have a meeting to discuss the issue of communism. "

After Wang Jingwei left, the topic of the bureau meeting began to shift to issues related to the Communist Party.During this period of time, the biggest problem that the Kuomintang encountered in the north was how to eradicate the Communist forces in the territory of nearly 150 counties in Zhili, Lubei and other places.

When mentioning the "pro-communist" tendency in the more than 150 counties, Chiang Kai-shek sighed and shook his head lightly: "The strength of the local organizations of the Communist Party is still far stronger than ours. There are at least tens of thousands of villages in Zhili, Lubei and other places. , They established a Party branch in every village and established grassroots political power! There are more than [-] members of these grassroots political power and party organizations alone! And the regime is even bigger. During the takeover process, our army discovered that everything in the Communist-ruled areas of Zhili and northern Shandong is controlled by the Communist Party. All factories, shops, schools, newspapers, rural areas, and even cities The ordinary citizens in China are under the control of the Communist Party organizations, and now the Communist Party has only withdrawn the Red Army from these sites, and their organizations and grassroots regimes still exist. We have nothing to do with these organizations and grassroots regimes .”

"What!?" Hu Hanmin frowned, and asked with some vigilance: "Why doesn't your military expel the grassroots organizations and regimes of the Communist Party?"

Chiang Kai-shek smiled wryly: "Mr. Zhan, do you think we don't want to? But how will we manage these tens of thousands of villages and thousands of towns after we expel these people? Our regime is only built to the county level...in the south, Townships and villages basically rely on local autonomy. This kind of local autonomy has been the practice of our country for thousands of years. Therefore, the territory we captured in the south has no experience in managing villages at all! It is impossible to send so many civil servants. There are 10,000+ civil servants at the village level alone, plus hundreds of thousands of civil servants in towns and towns? With a monthly salary of 20 yuan per person, it will cost tens of millions a month. It costs more than 1 million yuan a year! How can we afford it?"

Hu Hanmin thought for a moment and asked, "Then how does the Communist Party support these 10 people? They don't have as much money as us, do they?"

"The system of their Communist Party is different from ours!" Luo Yaoguo sensed Hu Hanmin's doubts, took over the topic, and explained:

"They have implemented a socialist system, which can achieve the lowest management cost and the highest management efficiency. According to the information collected by the Intelligence Bureau, under the socialist system, the entire social hierarchy is extremely strict... In them, everyone is divided into different classes. For example, in the countryside, the lowest class is the landlord, followed by rich peasants, upper-middle peasants, middle peasants, lower-middle peasants, poor peasants, tenant farmers, and farm laborers. The political treatment they get is completely different, and high-level people also have a strong sense of pride and superiority when facing low-level people, which also strengthens the loyalty of high-level people to the CCP to a certain extent. There are five higher levels of 'soldiers', 'party members', 'cadres', 'revolutionary cadres', and 'revolutionary soldiers'. All Communist village branch secretaries and village heads are 'party members' and 'cadres' Although their material life is not as good as that of an ordinary worker in our Kuomintang-controlled area, it is still better than that of the surrounding farmers, not to mention that they have a sense of spiritual superiority that can make up for their lack of material. In the case of "cadres" and "soldiers" There are more senior 'revolutionary cadres' and 'revolutionary soldiers' above the two levels. In theory, Li Lisan and Zhou Enlai belong to these two levels. Of course, in these two levels, according to the level, the enjoyment There is also a huge gap in power and material treatment. From what kind of clothes to wear, what kind of house to live in, what kind of food to eat, and...whether you can marry a wife, there are strict rules! But one thing is certain , that is, people with high ranks will definitely live better and more dignified than those with low ranks. In addition, they also have a special class of criminals to punish mistakes or class dissidents, such as counter-revolutionaries, uh, here All the kings are all of them; bad elements... Those who have joined the "congregation, Taoism, sect" and believe in Catholicism basically belong to this level; ', 'class dissidents', 'secret agents' and so on, if anyone is not killed, he will become the lowest class in society. And the division of each bad class is also very strange , not entirely based on the facts, but to set a ratio based on the population. For example, landlords and rich peasants are defined as 10% of the total population. Counter-revolutionaries, bad elements, spies, etc. are also divided in this way... In short, inventing such a system The people in the system must be geniuses! The whole society has been efficiently managed and organized in all aspects, and it can also win the support of most members of the whole society. This is the so-called dictatorship of the proletariat—the dictatorship of the majority.”

After hearing Luo Yaoguo's introduction, Hu Hanmin's face suddenly became gloomy, and there was a hint of sternness in his eyes: "Their dictatorship of the proletariat is so powerful, is there any way we can deal with them? Are the lands in Li and Lubei being controlled by the CCP in this way?"

"Mr. Zhan, we must completely eradicate such a Red Party that has brought disaster to the country and the people!" Chiang Kai-shek gritted his teeth, and a murderous look flashed across his face.

Luo Yaoguo's expression was equally stern: "Mr. Zhan, in view of the special circumstances in Zhili, Lubei and other places, the Ministry of Staff recommends implementing military administration in the above-mentioned areas! Let the army take over the local government, and implement military control over the localities. The former grassroots cadres of the Communist Party Or dismissal or expulsion. At the same time, the national government must also recognize the legitimacy of the land allocated by the Communist Party, and freeze the transfer of land in these places. The transfer of personnel including landlords, rich peasants, bad elements, counter-revolutionaries, etc. to the provinces south of the Yellow River is prohibited. The gentry who fled from the original Zhili and Lubei areas returned. In short, we must maintain absolute stability in Zhili, Lubei and other places, and prevent the contradictions between the various levels from intensifying into vendettas! We can neither allow the peasants there to kill the landlords and rich peasants , nor allow the landlords and rich peasants to take retaliatory measures after returning to their hometowns, which will only drive the peasants to the side of the Communist Party.”

"But how can the legitimate rights and interests of those landlords and rich peasants be guaranteed?" Hu Hanmin asked.

Hearing Hu Hanmin's question, Luo Yaoguo sneered: "We can continue to collect land taxes from farmers in Lubei, Zhili and other places according to the tax rate promulgated by the Communist Party, and then deduct the normal land taxes and use the excess to build a fund. , is specially used to resettle the relocated residents and compensate the landlords and rich peasants whose land has been confiscated, but they need to show legal land ownership certificates.”

"But the tax rate of the Communist Party seems to be very high?" Hu Hanmin hesitated: "It seems inappropriate for the people in these areas to pay taxes at such a high tax rate?"

"What's inappropriate?" Luo Yaoguo said coldly and calmly: "Our system is a capitalist system, and private property must be protected. Therefore, the government is obliged to compensate those landlords and rich peasants who lost their land. If the compensation comes from the government The payment is tantamount to letting the people in the southern provinces bear the losses, while some people in Zhili and northern Lu received improper benefits. This is unfair! Besides... Zhili and northern Lu now have no landlords and rich peasants. All farmers are self-cultivated farmers, similar to the middle peasant class, they can bear higher taxes. According to our investigation, in addition to collecting higher taxes in those areas, the Communist Party also has a large amount of public debt apportionment and grain loans. The burden on farmers has not dropped much compared to the past... If we only collect taxes and have no other burdens on farmers, their lives can still be improved. Besides, this high tax rate will not last forever. When the compensation is completed After recovering the relocation costs, we lowered the tax rate to the same level as other provinces."

"Fuwen, how should the military administration you mentioned be implemented? Is it necessary to take over all the local grassroots government?" Hu Hanmin asked again.

"This is not necessary. We can station a battalion of troops in the county seat of each county to be responsible for local security and martial law. At the same time, we will establish political power in townships and towns, and at the village level let the villagers elect their own village leaders to implement self-government. "Luo Yaoguo spoke out the established strategy in a calm manner.

"Then you are not afraid that the people elected by the villagers are latent members of the Communist Party?" Chiang Kai-shek reminded.

Luo Yaoguo smiled deeply: "Don't worry about widows but inequality, don't worry about poverty but worry about uneasiness. After the CCP's Agrarian Revolution, more than 150 counties in Zhili, Lubei and other places, although very poor, are very average. There are no landlords and rich peasants. There are also no tenants and hired farmers. If we recognize the land allocated by the CCP, and then implement military control to maintain absolute social stability, it is tantamount to letting the common people there live in an average and stable society. Their hearts may be inclined to the CCP , but will never abandon a stable and average life to follow them."

Chapter 0607 post-war layout (three) do not worry about unevenness

Hearing the phrase "don't worry about the few, but about the inequality", several Kuomintang bigwigs exchanged glances with each other and sighed in unison. Of course they know this truth, and they also know that the CCP is not doing it right now. True communism, but "egalitarianism".That is what Confucius said they hate the most, "There is no poverty in all, there is no poverty in peace, and there is no insecurity." It is the ideal society pursued by most of the bottom Chinese people!

In Zhili and northern Shandong at the moment, the CCP’s agrarian revolution has achieved “no poverty.” Luo Yaoguo’s proposal to expel followers and opponents of the CCP at the same time has achieved “harmony without widows.” Control is "safety without inclination".Isn't such a society what Chinese peasants have expected for thousands of years?Even if Marx himself went there to explain the principles of communism to the peasant uncles, it would not be able to stir up any disturbances.If the entire Chinese society can be transformed like Zhili and Lubei, the KMT will be like an iron barrel... But is such social transformation possible?

There was silence in the room, and no one said a word. After a long time, Luo Yaoguo said softly: "My lords, the military strength of the Communist Party is nothing. They can be defeated! But the problem is that our society is a breeding ground for communism. The social revolution carried out by the Communist Party in Zhili and northern Shandong is exactly what the majority of Chinese farmers want. Now we want peace in Zhili and northern Shandong It is necessary to recognize the result of this social revolution, and we have recognized the result of the land revolution in Zhili and northern Shandong, so what will the peasants in other provinces of China think?" He pondered for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Don’t forget the six-year compulsory education that we have implemented in seven or eight years. Now the literacy rate of poor peasants in China has been significantly improved. Sooner or later, they will know everything that happened in Zhili and Lubei from the newspapers! If... …If we don’t give them hope, they will turn to the CCP ideologically.”

"Then tell me, what should we do?" Hu Hanmin calmed down and looked at Luo Yaoguo with some confusion, as if he already knew what solution he would propose.

"Mr. Zhan, the idea of ​​equalizing land rights was put forward by the Prime Minister during the anti-Qing revolution. Now is the time to implement it. I think that only when the tiller has land, can our regime be truly consolidated." Luo Yaoguo After finishing speaking, he stared straight at Hu Hanmin: "And those peasants who got the land will become staunch supporters of our party for a long time in the future. This is especially important for our party to maintain power after entering the constitutional period."

Hu Hanmin was very tempted. After entering the constitutional period, there will be a presidential election. Of course, he himself will be the presidential candidate elected by the Kuomintang... But he is still a little worried. After all, the realization of the reform of land to the tiller will offend A large number of people will even shake the current ruling foundation of the Kuomintang.

"Fuwen, you can't rush this matter, you can only take your time." Xu Chongzhi shook his head and said calmly.

Luo Yaoguo shook his head inwardly. This Xu Chongzhi family is one of the most wealthy and wealthy gentry in Guangdong, and he himself is regarded as the spokesperson for the interests of the wealthy. It seems that this is still the case.Luo Yaoguo thought for a while, and then said in a deliberative tone: "Mr. Ru, I have calculated the value of the stocks of large industrial and commercial enterprises such as banks, military industry, steel, shipbuilding, aircraft, railways, electric power, coal mines, and non-ferrous metals held by the national government. , there are about 80 to [-] billion French currency, and the land that needs to be redistributed in the entire national government area is only about [-] million mu, if half of the stocks of large industrial and commercial enterprises and half of long-term public bonds are used to redeem the land in the hands of the gentry?"

"Well..." Xu Chongzhi telegraphed his thoughts, and quickly compared the income of the land with the income of stocks and bonds, nodded and said: "I don't dare to guarantee those small households, but the real high The big family should agree that the rent of the big family is light. For them, the income from the land is actually not as good as the stock dividends and bond interest. Just pay more than 100 billion stocks and bonds at once. The national government’s annual financial But about one billion will be lost, will there be any difficulties?"

"There should be no financial problems." Luo Yiqun, the dean of the executive branch, took the question and said with a smile: "The stocks of the top ten banks are now held by the central bank and do not belong to the Ministry of Finance. , but is used to supplement the guarantee of legal currency. The income of those industrial enterprises controlled by the Ministry of Armaments is also used by the Ministry of Armaments to promote military construction, and it is also not turned over to the finance. Only railways and electricity belong to the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Energy The dividends of the stocks held are owned by the finance. If this part of the dividends cannot be obtained, the loss will not be much, and the land will not be given to the farmers for nothing, but just let them pay in installments. So the financial loss will not be too much big."