Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 1822 Theory
After knowing about the oil, Umezu Yoshijiro did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly sent all the information about Heping Village to Tokyo.

This matter is no small matter, oil was actually discovered in Northeast China!

So Tokyo immediately put it on the agenda and immediately called in geologist Yacho Ke.

Yacho Katsu graduated from the Department of Geology of the University of Tokyo, and then studied at Hansner for 5 years, and has been teaching at Tohoku Imperial University since then.

He led the research work on stratigraphy, structural geology and other aspects of the Empire and played an important role. He was one of the top leaders in the geological circles of the Empire.

Taking this matter very seriously, Imperial Prime Minister and Minister of War Hideki Tojo personally met with Yabuchatsu.

It was the time when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, and Tojo Hideki chose his private courtyard as the meeting place: dozens of cherry blossoms surrounded a wooden pavilion, with a table in the center of the pavilion, and Tojo Hideki in a kimono. Sitting cross-legged, sipping tea and admiring the cherry blossoms.

But at this time, Tojo Hideki did not have such calmness at all. Although his eyes were fixed on the cherry blossoms, he was thinking about the oil problem in his heart:
Does "Manchukuo" really have oil?
If so, wouldn't the empire have been on the wrong path all along?

Sitting on the treasure mountain without knowing it, he took a big detour and went to Southeast Asia to compete for oil. During this period, he also started a war with the two powerful countries of Sun Never Set and Yingjiang...

Thinking about the plight of the empire at this time, Tojo Hideki felt really uncomfortable!

Tojo Hideki was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't even notice when Yachokatsu was brought in by the guards.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister!"

The guard's reminder suddenly woke Tojo Hideki up. He instantly put on a gentle face and politely stood up and asked Yabōkatsu to sit down in front of him, and then poured a cup of tea for Yabōkatsu himself.

Yacho Ke was a little flattered and nodded in thanks.

"Yabe-kun!" Tojo Hideki stopped beating around the bush because he had something on his mind. He went straight to the topic and asked: "I recently heard that some scholars believe that there is oil in Manchukuo. Do you think this is true or false? ?”

Yachok hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer this question.

Scientific matters, especially whether there is oil or not, cannot be determined in just one sentence. It must be investigated on the spot.

If Hideki Tojo asked him to come here only for a scientific discussion, Yacho Ke could speak freely.

But apparently not now!
Yacho Katsu knew very well that Tojo Hideki wanted to prepare for future military operations of the empire, and the strategic direction of this military operation was probably his own judgment.

If this is wrong, he blames the director for not being able to bear this responsibility!

After hesitating for a moment, Yabubu Ke replied: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I think there is insufficient evidence now. We have only found oil seedlings, which may not prove that there is oil, or it may only be a very small piece, such as the Yanchang Oilfield...it cannot produce much Big effect! Therefore, it is too early to judge now..."

It's the same as whether Yacho Ke said this or not.

Tojo Hideki was a little unhappy when he heard this. He frowned slightly and asked again: "Yabe-kun, I heard that you studied at Hans's place. Didn't the West always think that China is an oil-poor country? Could it be... Are they all wrong?" After hearing Tojo Hideki's words, Yacho Katsu understood what he meant.

Tojo Hideki needed a theory, to be precise, a Western theory.

At this time, the empire was in a period of blindly trusting and even worshiping the West, and everything was based on the West.

Including Tojo Hideki, who also spoke Chinese and served as a military attache at the Hansi embassy for several years. The reason why he asked Yabōkatsu to ask for his opinion was because Yabōkatsu had the experience of studying abroad in Hans.

"This..." Yachokatsu replied cautiously: "The person currently exploring in China is Professor Aimos. He is a well-known geologist in Yingjiang. Especially this time he proposed the theory of continental oil generation, which has attracted a lot of attention. People are paying attention, I think we just have to wait for the results..."

Tojo Hideki's expression changed and he said coldly: "Yabe-kun, I just want to know whether this theory is possible, or whether Western geologists agree with it!"

"Part of me agrees!" Yacho Katsu hurriedly bent down and replied: "But most of them remain skeptical!"

"What's your attitude?" Tojo Hideki asked again, "What do you think?"

"This..." Yachokatsu replied helplessly: "I think it is possible, especially groundwater has the effect of transporting and accumulating oil. This statement is very creative and overturns the previous idea that oil is generated statically. There are even many things that are difficult to explain, but this theory can explain them!"

"What do you mean?" Tojo Hideki asked curiously. This was what he really wanted to know.

"That's it!" Yachokatsu explained: "In the past, the 'marine oil generation' theory believed that oil was formed by the death and decay of marine organisms, phytoplankton, and their continuous accumulation on the seabed. But this theory has a fatal flaw: the seabed Mud is found in the entire marine phase, and it is spread flat on the seabed. If it can generate oil, there should be oil everywhere on the seabed!"

After a pause, Yacho Ke continued: "However, the oil on the seabed is always concentrated in a certain area and not in other places. We still don't understand why. But with this kind of groundwater, the oil is driven to gather at high places from all directions. After applying the theory, this phenomenon can be explained!"

At this point, Yachokatsu glanced at Tojo Hideki and saw that his face was calm, so he mustered up the courage to continue: "If this theory is correct, then... it is not surprising that the land prime minister can produce oil. Got it!"

"Why do you see it?" Tojo Hideki asked coldly.

"Because it has been proven!" Yacho Ke replied: "For example, China's Yanchang Oilfield and Yumen Oilfield are both continental. Although the oil reserves of these two oilfields are small, they still exist. This also proves that the land phase can produce oil, but it is just a matter of small and large quantities. We have always regarded them as a very small minority and ignored them..."

Tojo Hideki nodded slightly, then waved weakly.

When Minister Ya received the amnesty, he stood up and bowed before leaving in a panic.

Tojo Hideki now understood that the land minister could indeed produce oil, which meant that the oil in Heping Village in "Manchukuo" was probably real!
Tojo lamented in his heart: Why didn’t this theory appear a few years earlier?Just have to wait until now!

After a moment of silence, Hideki Tojo called over the communications troops and ordered: "Notify the Kwantung Army and get ready for battle! Heping Village must be recaptured, and the North China Front Army and Navy will fully cooperate!"

(End of this chapter)