Compared with the light and delicate hair dryers of later generations, today's handheld hair dryers are still relatively bulky and primitive, but compared with the huge fixed desktop hair dryers, this is already a great improvement, and can be said to be the epitome of the rapid development of civil engineering. One of them is favored by petty bourgeoisie and bourgeois women.
Zhu Lingjing signaled the maid to turn off the hair dryer first, then stretched out her left hand to take the letter and read it carefully from beginning to end.
Oh, it turns out it’s about the occupation policy, but it’s nothing.
But this problem cannot be solved by simply "ordering the garrison to exercise restraint."
The current situation is that at first some Japanese were stubborn and insisted on resisting. In the process, many Ming troops stationed in Japan were killed or injured, which ignited the anger of others.
So there is a vicious cycle - the angry garrison will only act more rudely and violently because they will inevitably carry resentment, which in turn will arouse the hatred of the local people, making more and more people feel hostile...
Exercise restraint? Where should the resentment and dissatisfaction of the garrison and the army be vented?
The officers and soldiers are not ruthless puppets. Such a forced order is actually incompatible with human nature, and will also expose the court to criticism from right-wing and nationalist people——
how? Is there anything wrong with the Master of the Ming Dynasty to use violence to fight violence and blood for blood? Why does the other side not surrender to the rebellion and cause casualties to one's side, but still forcibly suppresses retaliation? The traitors in the court have no regard for the lives of the soldiers! Dealing with the despicable Japanese pirates must be cruel and shocking!
It is already very difficult for the court to continue to suppress the influence of these factions. If it does so, right-wing and nationalist propaganda will undoubtedly win more support from the people, and then all the previous actions of the court will be in vain.
Therefore, in politics, simple and crude orders are not advisable.
At present, in addition to continuing to attack the resistance militarily, the occupation policy that can be implemented must be more compromise-lower taxes in areas where resistance movements are prevalent, and try some low-cost operations to win over the people.
What actually worries Zhu Lingjing is that there are many differences within her Chinese Communist Party over the occupation policy and the plan to reorganize the armed forces, and there has been a lot of quarrels in the past month.
This is the case for the Chinese Party, and naturally the same is true for factions such as the Constitutional Government Association, the National People’s Association, the Association for Advancement, the Republican Party, etc.
"You can just write a reply. Just say 'I understand'... That's it. I'll write it myself later."
"Oh, yes."
The hair dryer started to buzz, making a lot of noise. She waited until her long black hair was dry before she slowly stood up.
The feeling of relaxation and joy after taking a comfortable bath was indescribable, but Zhou Changfeng's letter largely offset her good mood and forced her to reconsider this matter.
After returning to the living room and sitting down, she took a pen from the pen holder in front of the desk, and took out a piece of letterhead from the side. After thinking about it for a while, she started writing quickly.
After concisely listing the adverse effects, she bluntly said that the measure of forced restraint was inappropriate, but she would suggest that other gentle measures should be considered.
The basic quality of a politician is to know the principles of being wise and protecting oneself. In terms of personal awareness, Zhu Lingjing has a fairly thorough understanding of this matter. In order to avoid being criticized and put into a disadvantageous situation, she made it clear in her letter that although Zhou Changfeng's idea was correct, it was inappropriate in government affairs.
Abandoning what is right for political influence? Reality is often so counter-intuitive, and there are too many cases like this.
Zhu Lingjing didn't want to be the target of public criticism, and the others weren't stupid either, so naturally no one was happy either.
News about the spread of resistance movements in the Japanese islands has long been sent to the cabinet. The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the Metropolitan Government have successively written letters to express their opinions and suggestions, but they have intentionally or unintentionally avoided "ordering local officers and soldiers not to act recklessly, Human life is worthless."
Obviously, everyone is cleverly playing dumb.
In addition to the regular meeting, the cabinet also held a special meeting on this issue a few days ago.
Now it was the second time that the high officials of the court gathered together. In addition to more than a dozen cabinet ministers, even the crown prince and princess were also present.
The opening was very simple, going straight to the point. There were no pleasantries or polite words. There were only a few big bosses who controlled the center of such a huge empire. Everyone present had already known each other.
There is nothing to worry about when discussing matters in the Wenhua Palace. You can be more straightforward and explicit - of course, you can also be more covert or obscure. Old foxes can still understand it at once.
As the head of the government, Prime Minister Zou Zhuoyun said bluntly: "Procrastinating this matter is not the solution. If it becomes more and more serious, Japan's situation will inevitably deteriorate, and it must not be trapped in the quagmire of suppressing the rebellion."
"Yes, it will be real money once the war begins." Li Guangyuan took a sip from his tea cup and said with a half smile: "At first, the Ministry of War estimated that it would cost a total of 300,000 yuan to send troops to quell Japan, but so far it has been allocated The number of twenty-five is not enough. If it continues like this, I am afraid we will have to add ten more."
Planes, tanks, cars, and warships all burn oil, and in addition, various guns and guns consume ammunition. Food, medicine, ammunition, wounded soldiers, parts and components, letters, etc. all have to be transported by rail, sea, and air. From the beginning of the special military operation to the present, money is being burned every minute.
Li Guangyuan, who was in charge of the empire's finances, felt pain in his eyes and in his heart. As a minister in charge of the Ming Dynasty's largest money bag, being "stingy" seemed to be a necessary character?
"Ahem," Lin Xi coughed twice and said sternly: "I want to make it clear to everyone that rebellions in the past and present have rarely been solved purely through suppression. After all, cruel oppression has hidden dangers. Unless... the extreme point is taken, But obviously that’s not possible.”
That's tens of millions of people, and there will be organized resistance, and even tens of millions of pigs cannot easily wipe them all out.
He added: "Then, what is more optimistic is that our army can temporarily stabilize the rebellion, about two or three months. This resistance without a unified organization cannot last long. The progress these days has been very good, and it has been We wiped out and defeated more than a hundred groups, large and small, and killed more than 20,000 people, but..."
"But there is no benefit in spending this way for a long time," Zhu Lizheng directly took over the conversation. "Besides, there is also the variable of the United States. Prisoners captured alive on the front line have confessed that many people are planning to retreat to the United States to develop camps on the border for long-term resistance."
"What His Highness said is absolutely true. There is intelligence that Kano Keigo is actively contacting the Americans, and you should also know that the United States has sent more troops to Osaka and Nagoya."
In order to show its determination to base itself firmly on the Far East, and to prevent the Ming Dynasty from possible strong force expulsion, the United States temporarily upgraded some National Guard units to Army divisions.
The 34th "Red Bull" Infantry Division was first established in 7917 AD. It was adapted from the National Guard of Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. It was disbanded after the end of the European War. Now in order to deal with the Far East reorganize the situation.
After two months of hasty training at the Rio Rancho Barracks, the less than full 34th Division came to Los Angeles and took a boat across the Pacific to the Japanese Islands.
Before mobilizing for war, there was only so much that the strapped U.S. Army could do. This was the result of Congress passing a temporary defense budget. Otherwise, the empty-walled Army would not even be able to raise a new division.
And this so-called prevention has more of a symbolic meaning - facing the Ming army of 100,000 people, an additional infantry division deployed with a vacancy cannot defeat one against eight no matter how hard you think.
Foreign Affairs Minister Yu Shenhua, who looked indifferent, waved his hand and said, "The Americans are just showing off. They are betting on our fears... Well, it's probably like fighting a wolf with a straw."
After he finished speaking, everyone present started talking, and the meeting hall in Wenhua Hall became quite noisy.
"Back to business." Zhu Lizhen glanced around and said calmly: "No matter what, solving the current urgent situation is the first priority. Eliminating the hostility of local civilians is a radical move. We must gradually change from shock to gentleness, one at a time, and in parallel. "
He paused and continued: "As far as the specific strategy is concerned, rent reduction and tax reduction must be implemented as soon as possible. If the landlords resist, there is no need to delay, it will be enforced. In addition, our country's military must also be calm, and the reckless persecution should be punished." Enough is enough.”
Everyone's expressions were either still calm, or they were smiling bitterly - everyone knew this, but no one dared to say it openly.
Zhu Lingjing was as transparent as ever, but the thoughts in her mind had already drifted away.
If it were for other things, Zhu Lizhen would have dared to go into battle in person due to his stubborn temperament, but this time was unusual.
Anything involving nationalism must be treated with caution, let alone the royal family and the crown prince.
Is there any need for a royal family that cannot represent the interests of the Han people to exist?
The imperial court is the imperial court, and the royal family is the royal family. Under the constitutional system, the two are quite distinct, and the target of public opinion's attack cannot be wrong.
The chaotic game made the senior officials in the DPRK extremely distressed, and no one was willing to take the initiative to be a target - the best outcome would be to resign in despair after public outrage, or at worst, they might be assassinated by some radical guys.
It is not easy to be an official in the Ming Dynasty nowadays.
This time, the special meeting once again came to nothing, or in other words, had little effect. It only reached a consensus on the measure of "immediate implementation of tax cuts."
The emperor's physical condition has not been very good since last year. Under the careful diagnosis and treatment and care of the Imperial Hospital, although it has not gotten worse this year, there is no sign of improvement.
The emperor is quite dissatisfied with the current embarrassing situation - it's not like this situation cannot be solved, so why is he so entangled?
It’s okay if no one takes responsibility. It’s impossible to expect that a bunch of old fritters who have been in the officialdom for decades still have the fervent patriotism of their youth.
But as the head of the outer dynasty, why doesn't the Prime Minister have any courage? Mingzhe protects his own safety. If he doesn't want to end up, no matter what happens, he can find someone to settle the matter, right?
The emperor realized that he had too high expectations for Zou Zhuoyun, a peacemaker who was good at internal affairs. Such a prime minister was destined to be unsuitable for today's turbulent era.
Ming Dynasty needs a more courageous head of government.
Two days later.
After receiving the reply, Zhou Changfeng was a little disappointed and worried - disappointed that no one in the court was a man and that no one was responsible; worried that the situation would get worse in the long run, leading to the plan to "build the Japanese Islands into a Great Wall to protect the Pacific Ocean" Greatly affected.
However, Zhu Lingjing clarified the cause and effect. As a royal, she was helpless, but she also told Zhou not to worry too much. Although the matter seemed troublesome, it could be solved as long as the emperor tried to do something about it.
Strangely enough, Zhou Changfeng felt that he could feel her calmness and confidence from her wording and handwriting. Since she had always been relatively reliable, he chose to believe her.
It was also on this day that the fleet carrying the Army's 34th "Red Bull" Infantry Division arrived at Osaka Port.
With the Stars and Stripes hanging high on the flagpole and the soldiers leaning on the deck railings smoking cigarettes, the calm and calm U.S. military seemed to be on vacation across the ocean.
It was just a vacant infantry division, and neither the Second Army nor the Third Army took it seriously. The Ming army stationed in Japan were still busy with their own affairs.
In the following days, the Second Division of the Third Army carried out "preventive executions" of more than 300 people in Iwate Prefecture; the Second Marine Regiment continued to arrest any suspected civilians; the Seventh Division of the Second Army In line with the principle of "I would rather kill a hundred by mistake than let one go", dozens of men in a certain village except the old, weak, women and children were shot dead with heavy machine guns...
In contrast, Zhou Changfeng looked at the disciplinary report in front of him and suddenly felt that it was nothing at all - two soldiers had a prostitute for nothing, and the latter pestered him for money and was beaten in the street. Hospital, patrolling military police recorded it.
"They will pay the corresponding prostitution and medical fees, and the two will be sentenced to ten sticks of military stick." This was the verdict of the Military Police Platoon of the 1st Marine Regiment and Yao Liangchuan.
Although he has seen many similar cases these days, Zhou Changfeng still feels a little speechless.
Just as he was stamping the report while shaking his head slightly, Xiao Li knocked on the door and came in, saying that the General Military Office held a special meeting and he had to be there at five o'clock.
Zhou Changfeng raised his hand to look at his watch and found that there was not much time left, so he smoothed his clothes and set off in a hurry.
A quarter of an hour later, the Second Army headquarters.
The building that was originally the central war department of the Japanese nation was now the "territory" of the Ming army, with headquarters personnel of both men and women coming and going.
"...According to aerial reconnaissance and screening, it can be seen that there is a camp in the mountains. It is not small in scale. It is built on the flat land between the mountains. There are probably hundreds of houses. There may be other buildings hidden in nearby caves and dense forests."
"Then how many troops can we estimate? Eight hundred? One thousand?"
"I'm afraid it's far more than that. Some people think that this large area is where they move. There are not only soldiers inside, but also other people. It can be said that there is a mixture of soldiers and civilians. There are at least two thousand people."
"Although it is on American territory, it is right under our noses. It must be destroyed, otherwise troops will be sent continuously across the border to harass... So what's the point?"
The staff officer introduced the known information, and the generals were discussing.
An Air Force dive bomber discovered clues near Kannon Mountain in Aichi Prefecture during a reconnaissance mission, and took photos to record them.
The Resistance Army's base is built within the American sphere of influence, no more than a dozen miles away from the border of Aichi Prefecture, which is also the boundary of the sphere of influence.
(End of chapter)
