However, for the grassroots Japanese officers and soldiers, even if they robbed money during the war, most of it would be taken away by their superiors. Therefore, Chongren only appropriately increased the salary and weaponry level of the grassroots Marine Corps officers and soldiers (equipped with new weapons can greatly
Improve the survival rate of troops in war and increase their chances of establishing military exploits
(In a sense, it is even more valued by officers and soldiers than basic salary.), which quickly won the morale of the military. As for the various atrocities committed by the Japanese army during the war, Chongren believed that this was because the previous Japanese army did not pay enough attention to it, and even
Many senior military officers also condone this, but the more fundamental reason lies in the Japanese army's cheating
The logistical supply forced the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level to "eat from the enemy" and obtain supplies through looting. As a result, it aroused resistance from the people in the occupied areas, and the Japanese army often committed greater atrocities out of revenge, forming a vicious
cycle, and after repeated violence, the Japanese army, which originally only had a small number of beasts at most, began to spread
They have completely lost their due humanity, so much so that many Japanese officers and soldiers even regard those atrocities as their main way to have fun. Therefore, subconsciously, Chongren is even somewhat grateful to the People's Liberation Army for getting rid of those completely degenerate beasts among the Japanese army. Otherwise, he would have to eliminate the deep-rooted evils.
After the Japanese army transforms, the difficulty will only be hundreds and thousands of times greater than it is now.
Based on this historical lesson, Chongren attached great importance to the logistics work of the army. Although Japan's national strength cannot reach the level of Western powers such as the United States and Britain, China's People's Liberation Army, which is poorer than Japan, can achieve logistical achievements.
It became an example for the Japanese army to learn from. Chongren also paid full attention to the navy's logistical supplies. He took advantage of the fact that U.S. aid was not cut off and China and Japan also had the opportunity to achieve peace, and introduced the Liberty Ship and Large Ship from the United States.
Large tanker construction technology and some necessary heavy machinery, and ordered a large number of commercial ships for emergency response from many American shipbuilding companies, including China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (abbreviation of China Fortune International Shipbuilding Industry Group). These measures have enhanced the Japanese Navy's ocean combat capabilities
Greatly enhanced, if the factors of overseas bases are not taken into account, the Japanese Navy has quickly surpassed the British Royal Navy and become the second strongest ocean-going navy in the world after the United States Navy. Of course, these are all things for a later date.
After a large number of Army veterans entered the Marine Corps, since most of the original officers and soldiers of the Marine Corps were really ineffective, Chongren used actual combat exercises as the main basis for promotion and promotion of officers. As a result, the dominance of the Marine Corps was quickly lost to those elite soldiers of the original Army.
The strong generals took control. Encouraged by this, the independence of the aviation force was also greatly strengthened.
, it almost became an independent air force in the name of Hainan Airlines, so much so that the Navy Command later took the initiative to separate most of the land-based aviation forces in order to avoid losing its dominance over the most elite carrier-based aircraft forces. Chongren
Seeing that the time was ripe, the Emperor soon formally announced the reconstruction of the Army and the establishment of an independent Air Force.
The big bosses of the Japanese navy were naturally unhappy about this. But after all, they were not as crazy as the army. Seeing Chongren's growing prestige, they finally put national interests first and chose to obey. After that, the three armies of Japan were of course inseparable.
Various conflicts have inevitably arisen, but since the triangular relationship is inherently easier to balance than the opposition between the two sides, it is much better than in the past when the army and navy held each other back and even had many internal strife.
In addition, it is particularly worth mentioning that after Chongren came to the throne, he borrowed an old Chinese saying, "Princes who break the law are guilty of the same crimes as the common people." to investigate the crimes of Prince Zain, Prince Jiuyan of Asaka Palace and other royal war criminals. This is for the purpose of
To satisfy the Chinese people's demands in order to reach a peace agreement as soon as possible, on the other hand, he has his own personal considerations.
The generation is still there, and even if the young Chongren can secure the throne, it will be difficult for him to implement some of his own ideas. However, King Jiuyan of the Chaoxiang Palace, who was hated by the Chinese people against all opinions, was sent to the Chinese people for a public trial and execution.
It saved the life of Matsui Iwane, who was originally regarded as a scapegoat and took the main responsibility for the Nanjing Massacre (Note 1). Although it attracted criticism from his relatives, it won the heartfelt support of the military [
After that, Takahito personally promulgated laws to cancel the privileges that many members of the royal family had always enjoyed. Although his actions damaged the near-godlike majesty of the Japanese royal family in the minds of a considerable number of citizens, they made him more personally supported by the people and the military.
Later generations commented that he "not only brought Japan's imperial system to its peak, but also dug its grave."
The young Chongren eliminated some of the chronic diseases within old Japan through a series of changes, further enhancing the overall strength of the Japanese army. However, a large part of these measures cost money, and not even a small amount of money. This pair of still...
It is undoubtedly a heavy burden for Japan, which has not yet emerged from its economic difficulties. Even if the size of the army is reduced to less than the pre-war strength, it will not be enough to fill such a large gap. Therefore, Chongren's simultaneous economic reforms are the real
the focus of.
Japan's biggest problem now, to put it bluntly, is that the government is short of money. To be more precise, it is the lack of precious metals such as gold and silver that can buy goods in the international market, and foreign exchange with strong purchasing power such as US dollars and pounds. This resource relies heavily on imports.
It is very fatal for Japan. However, Chongren knows that the Japanese government does not actually have no hard currency at all, but generally speaking, this money cannot be touched because it is the reserve fund for the Japanese government to issue yen. But
During the first few months in the liberated area, Chongren had
He noticed that although the so-called "renminbi" issued in the liberated areas did not have any reserves as support, the currency value could remain relatively stable for a long time and was very popular among the people in the liberated areas. From this, he realized that what stabilizes the value of banknotes is not actually gold, silver and
Foreign exchange refers to the domestic people's confidence in the government. And according to the characteristics of the Japanese island nation, the more difficult the country is, the more united it is, at least the people at the bottom will be like this. In contrast, it is the rich who lead them
The risk of large-scale flight of property must be guarded against
Note 1: Matsui Iwane’s status as a war criminal was still unavoidable, but he was pardoned and spared death. Hu Weidong agreed to this request mainly because he considered that the public trial and execution of a Japanese royal family would have greater political impact. At the same time, King Asaka Palace Hatuhiko was involved in the Nanjing Massacre.
The responsibility must indeed be obviously greater than that of the
Iwane Matsui, who was ill and could not actually control him as a member of the royal family. But the main reason was that the changes in the international situation at that time made it necessary for China to cease war with Japan as soon as possible to free up its hands to fight against more powerful enemies. Of course, these
This is all a story for later (to be continued...)
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