Two gray-painted military transport planes landed in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, British India. The British officers who picked them up did not seem to see the Asian faces in the cabin, but only directed the Indian subordinates to take over the boxes of cargo in the cabin.

When the ground crew was refueling the plane, they noticed that there was no mark on the plane to prove its nationality. There were just patches of paint used to obliterate the marks that looked quite abrupt. After the two planes were refueled, they took off quickly.

Fly towards the east.

At this time, the sky in Myanmar has been occupied by the Chinese, and Myanmar is east of Dhaka. The very knowledgeable ground staff did not discuss this matter, but some of them have seen some of the latest aircraft pictures. The two transport planes are similar to those of the Chinese Air Force.

The planes are quite similar.

Two days later, Major General Yamamoto Isoroku, the commander of the Japanese naval squadron, went to the Japanese headquarters in Chittagong and had a drink with Ishihara, the commander of the Japanese 15th Army. Both of them were wearing short-sleeved shirts and were still sweating inside the headquarters. Fortunately,

There are electric fans here in Ishihara, so we can finally tolerate the summer heat of the Indian Ocean.

Ishihara saw Yamamoto's eyes fixed on the sign with Chinese characters for "Tianjin Electric Fan Manufacturing Factory" on the fan, and he simply told the truth: "The people down below said that this is smuggled goods."

Hearing the word 'smuggling', Yamamoto had a look of helplessness on his face, "The UK is smuggling drugs from China."

Ishihara was not surprised, because the Army of the Expeditionary Force actually got a large number of anti-malarial drugs from China through the channels of the Mitsui family. The British Indian region is said to be rich in cinchona, which is quinine. Quinine hydrochloride

It used to be a specific drug for the treatment of malaria. Until China produced artemisinin, quinine had strong side effects, slow onset of effects, and high price. It was quickly replaced by artemisinin.

Seeing Ishihara's indifferent expression, Yamamoto felt like he was turning a blind eye to this. He wanted to test Ishihara's opinion, "Ishihara-kun, why is China exporting in-demand drugs to the British army? Isn't there a war now?"

Ishihara feels that this question has certain value. Tropical malaria is rampant, and soldiers can easily lose combat effectiveness on a large scale. Specific drugs to treat malaria are extremely important. Britain has obtained a large number of cheap specific drugs, which can ensure combat effectiveness. So in general opinion,

The sale of these drugs to enemy countries should be prohibited, especially to the frontline troops of enemy countries.

But this is just a general view.

Ishihara wiped the sweat from his forehead. The average temperature in Chittagong in May is 32 degrees during the day and 25 degrees at night. It is not particularly hot, but the humidity here is too high, which makes it very uncomfortable. At least for Japanese people, it is very uncomfortable.

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Taking a sip of green tea, Ishihara asked: "Yamamoto-kun has been to the United States. You should know how big the production capacity of the United States is."

"Hmm." Yamamoto was filled with emotion as he thought of the densely packed factories in the industrial areas he saw in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

"When the economy has developed to that point, what is fought for is no longer land, but raw materials and sales markets. The war between China and Britain is by no means a battle for hegemony, nor is it a battle for sphere of influence. It is a war based on economics. He Jun will not accept being

The current situation of being excluded from the world trade system has forced Britain to negotiate with He Jun on this matter. Since the purpose of the war is economics, what is the point of smuggling some drugs?"

Yamamoto is obsessed with the military and has little interest in the economy. But Yamamoto can still understand what Ishihara said. As a navy, Yamamoto's tolerance for heat is much higher than Ishihara. After all, during naval training, the temperature on the deck of a warship is likely to be

His feet were burning. So instead of drinking tea to relieve the heat, Yamamoto lit a cigarette and tried to fully understand what Ishihara meant.

According to Ishihara's analysis and the current war situation, Britain is already at a comprehensive disadvantage on the battlefield, and China does not intend to attack Britain's core interests. Britain is likely to compromise with China under such pressure. More importantly, Ishihara clearly

This hit the target of China's war goal. Moreover, this goal was not beyond the scope of the British.

Thinking of the consequences of peace between China and Britain, Yamamoto felt as uncomfortable as a cat scratching his heart. "Ishihara-kun, if China and Britain negotiate peace, where will the empire go?"

Ishihara had already made up his mind about the future, and answered in a calm tone, "In 1921, Japan sold 1.1 billion yen of goods to China every year. Now Sino-Japanese trade has completely stopped. Britain and Japan once again formed an alliance, and Britain opened part of Southeast Asia to the empire.

Markets and military supplies are also purchased from the Empire. As far as I know, the increase in trade volume per year is at most 100 million yen. It is just a drop in the bucket for the Empire. If the Empire still wants to have a future, it must find new markets!

If the market size is too small, the empire will have no chance to develop. If the empire cannot develop in 30 years...haha..."

After sneering, Shi Yuan picked up the cup and drank green tea. Two years ago, after Shi Yuan came to this conclusion, he could hardly sleep or eat for two months. Now seeing that He Rui's strategy is being realized step by step, Shi Yuan feels calm.

Yamamoto stood up stimulated by the future blueprint for Japan's complete sinking, but Yamamoto was also a sensible person. He just never learned to look at the problem from an economic perspective. He walked back and forth in the headquarters several times, but could not find the possibility of breaking the situation. As a navy,

General, Yamamoto knew very well that Japan only had a few markets: China, the Soviet Union, Southeast Asia, and the United States.

The U.S. industry is strong and the demand for Japanese goods is very low. Southeast Asia is an equally powerful industrial country and is restricted by the United Kingdom. How can it be possible to allow Japanese goods to be sold freely? The Far East of the Soviet Union is sparsely populated, and the relationship between the Soviet Union and Japan is very poor, and its trade volume is minimal.

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China has vast land, rich resources, and a large population. China and Japan are close to each other and have low trade costs. The Chinese market should be Japan's real reliance.

Sitting back on the chair with some dejection, Yamamoto said helplessly: "There is a saying in China, which is to shoot oneself in the foot. If the rulers of the empire after Princess Ito can maintain relations with China, instead of being aggressive and only focusing on the present,

How could we be in today's predicament if we made a small profit?"

Ishihara has heard this sentiment too many times. Those members of the Japan Future Society, who only really understand the basis of 'He Xue', that is, the basics of political economics, will express this sentiment. And Ishihara will tell this every time

The comrade who seemed to understand said, "This is impossible! Destroying people's financial resources is like killing their parents. Japan will never give up the excess profits brought by its privileges in China."

Regarding Yamamoto Isoroku, Ishihara was too lazy to waste words. Because the navy is a technical branch, the salary of officers and soldiers is much higher than that of the army. Therefore, the development of Nippon Mirai Society in the navy is not so smooth.

Yamamoto didn't think so much. He thought for a while and asked helplessly: "Ishihara-kun, do you think His Majesty the Emperor should be aware of the recent appeals from the imperial people to build Japan's domestic market?"

"You and I both know, how could His Majesty the Emperor not know." Ishihara replied coldly. Although his expression looked cold, in fact, this matter was promoted by Ishihara and some people. The rice turmoil is not a revolution, and the rice turmoil has a negative impact on Japanese society.

The impetus for progress came from the joint struggle of Japanese workers and peasants after the Rice Riots.

What Japan Future Society promotes is the awakening of the Japanese people. Only when the Japanese people realize where Japan's way out is can they move forward on that road...

"Ishihara-kun..." Yamamoto could no longer suppress his inner panic, "...I think someone will stop this. What do you think?"

Ishihara hoped that Yamamoto would wake up as soon as possible, so he said very straightforwardly, "Yamamoto-kun. Even if His Majesty the Emperor is willing to promote the construction of Japan's domestic market, can His Majesty the Emperor do it?"

Of course, Yamamoto knew that he could not push forward land reform in Japan, even if it was a redemption-style land reform, it would not be accepted by the Japanese upper class. Thinking of this, Yamamoto said bitterly: "Those countries are worms!"
Chapter completed!