The spy career of a surgeon

Chapter 271 Guards
Prime Minister's Residence.

The door of the office opened, and the secretary walked quickly and handed the documents to Prime Minister Konoe Fumima behind the desk.

"Prime Minister, this is the military budget proposal for next year handed over by the Ministry of Military Affairs. I want you to understand it in advance."

"I know I want money, so let's leave it alone!" Konoe said in a bad tone.

"Hi." His subordinates also knew that Konoe was in a bad mood, so they put it down gently and left.

Konoe looked at the documents on the table and was quite irritated. He had been tortured by military expenditures these days. He had no money, no money, no money. He needed money everywhere. How could he get so much money?

Now when I hear that the bill is asking for money, I feel uncomfortable.

He took a deep breath and picked up the file with a frown.

Looking at the figure above, 60 billion military expenditures, the guard suddenly stood up, waved his hand and threw the document on the coffee table opposite, with a clatter.

The door was opened immediately. When the secretary came in and saw the situation, he immediately understood the situation and bowed his head to bear the anger of Konoe.

The secretary kept her mouth shut, lowered her head and looked serious without saying a word.

Konoe Fumitaka opened an East Asian Doufu Academy in Shanghai, which specialized in cultivating young talents from Japan who went to China and engaged in the study of the local customs and economic fields of various parts of China.

The secretary immediately ran to open the door for him.

"Hey, Japan is boring. Tokyoites have sad expressions on their faces. It's not as interesting as Shanghai. It's lively and has a good atmosphere. Their dance halls are much more lively than those in Tokyo.

After thinking for a while, his momentum weakened, and he smiled: "Forget it, eating, I don't know how to solve such a difficult problem."

When I arrived at the restaurant, I found that my son was already eating.

"nonsense!"

Actually asking him, Konoe Futaka perked up and immediately said: "I"

So detached, why do you want to wade into this muddy water?
Being so transcendent does not mean leaving a mark in history.

He couldn't even figure out such a difficult question, let alone his son.

"60 billion! The military really dares to say this!"

The Prime Minister's Residence in Japan only houses offices, not accommodation. The accommodation is in a building next to it. It is called the Prime Minister's Residence to the outside world, and it is called the Prime Minister's Residence in the palace.

Konoe Fumima had a sullen face and frowned. After thinking for a while, he looked at his son and felt that he had grown up, so he said, "Well, let me ask you, in the current situation, if you were me, would you What will happen?”

"Dad, you're back." Konoe Wenlong greeted.

Everyone thinks that being the Prime Minister is a good thing, and he thought so at first, but only after he became the Prime Minister did he realize how difficult it is to sit in the crater.

There are many domestic conflicts in Japan now, and it is in a period of transformation. If it can really conquer the countries in East Asia, then the Konoe family will be blessed with stars and seas, and the glory of the entire family will be brilliant because of the name Konoe Fumima.

"You mean it's my fault?" Konoe Fumima's sensitive heart was stimulated. Hearing this for so many times, he suddenly glared at his son.

Even in the history of Japan, no, in the history of the entire world, there will be a legend of Konoe Fumima leading Japan towards co-prosperity in Greater East Asia.

"I wonder if there are any rules when waiting for me!"

"Dad. If you have anything, you can tell me, whether it's about work, and I'll help you with some advice."

"Huh? Dad, that's not what I meant."

The Konoe family does not need to be prime minister, the family is prominent enough and aloof.

But these thieves from the military lied to him!
He did not want to be prime minister at all at that time. When the senior cabinet ministers in the country jointly recommended him to be prime minister for the first time, he refused.

Besides, isn’t this to help our Konoe clan cultivate talents? "

"Last year, for the Wuhan offensive, I racked my brains to raise 38 billion and recruited young people for them!
What did they give me?
Gave me tens of thousands of corpses! There is also an empty city! "

Konoe Fumima sneered silently, forget about eating.

The Konoe clan was originally the head of the Five Regents. Before becoming Prime Minister, he was the Speaker of the House of Nobles, so he had no shortage of power.

"You just said that people in Tokyo have sad expressions on their faces, so don't you mean that I, the Prime Minister, have not done a good job?"

The secretary can go back after being delivered here, while Konoe puts on his suit and tie and goes into the house to eat.

"I'm in a hurry to go back to Shanghai. I have to go out to buy something after eating. The flight will fly to Shanghai tomorrow, so I won't wait for you."

Konoe glared at him fiercely, "Get off work."

"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Fumitaka Konoe felt that something was wrong with his father's mood.

Naturally, choosing to be prime minister is to go further, to maximize power, and then realize the value of life, such as leading Japan to glory.

Konoe Futaka explained with a smile, "You are too sensitive."

Konoe Futaka was confused: "What's your fault? I said it was to cultivate talents for our Konoe family."

"So the faces of people in Tokyo really have a sad expression." Konoe Fumitaka asked with a wooden face.

There is no shortage of money either.

Of course, to avoid trouble, he used a pseudonym.

"Why are you always running around? Can't you just stay in Japan?"

Say that and leave.

Konoe Futaka couldn't answer, so he hesitated and said, "The atmosphere is somewhat different from that in the concession. Maybe it's because of the different regions. This is how we are in Tokyo."

The key is that he himself knows that there are so many domestic conflicts and some sergeants have already staged a coup. This situation cannot be resolved at all.

Why do you want to show off?
So he refused.

It was these thieves from the military who said they fully supported his reform plan and cooperated unconditionally. Then all the political and business circles supported him. As the head of the Five Regents family, he got all the support from the three circles of politics, business and military, and he agreed to come out and show off. ambition.

Now that everyone has agreed, it will be a sea of ​​stars from now on.

As a result, the thieves in the military told him that as long as they started an all-out war with China, they could completely destroy China in three months.

Prime Minister Lu Shanshan Yuan said it himself, and he said it categorically at the imperial meeting.

When conflicts are transferred abroad, domestic conflicts disappear, and China's vast land and resources can indeed improve the domestic environment and difficulties.

As long as China is occupied, Japan can use China's resources to support war and attack all of Southeast Asia, and its grand blueprint can be easily realized.

Great East Asian Colonization!
No, it is Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity.

This one is worthy.

Who knew that this thief would dare to lie at the imperial meeting!

It took three months to fight in Shanghai!
The situation was immediately slowed down.

The difference between occupying Shanghai in three months and occupying China in three months is so big that it makes people's scalp numb. For example, more weapons, more troops, logistics, military expenditures, etc. are needed.

There are more office hours!
How much effort it takes.

The key enemy of the Japanese is Soviet Russia, which is still watching covetously from the side.

The situation has progressed to this point, and the war can only continue. After all, money has been spent, China has not won it, and its domestic problems have not been solved, so it cannot stop at all.

But as soon as the war machine started, the country's foreign exchange was depleted within a year, followed immediately by sanctions, and the people's living standards deteriorated. This is all because of the infamy he, the prime minister, bears.

And the military takes credit!
The news of the occupation of a certain big city in China spread back to the country, and the people were still very happy. After all, Manchuria's interests had eased the domestic environment.

The military is really powerful, and our soldiers are the most powerful.

Therefore, although the people are currently poor, they are still very supportive of the war.

It's just that they are ignorant. Konoe has detailed data in his hands, and the national treasury really cannot support it.

There are still so many cities in China, thousands of miles deep. According to Shanghai's time, how much money will it cost to solve the problem.

So after expelling Prime Minister Shan Shanyuan from the decision-making team who boasted about occupying China for three months, he considered whether Shan Shanyuan had not fought for too long and had no understanding of China's military strength and national conditions, so he made such an outrageous judgment.

So I carefully selected the candidate for the new land minister given by the military department and selected a new land minister who had won several great victories in China.

We must win China once and for all!
There must be no further delay!
The new Prime Minister lived up to expectations and came up with a decisive plan.

Wuhan strategy battle!
Annihilate the Chinese army in Wuhan.

In order to support his choice of Prime Minister, he used his reputation as the Prime Minister and the Five Prime Ministers to call on everyone across the country to tighten their belts and support the fight.

Wartime orders were implemented across the country, factories were at full firepower, and all materials were given priority to the battlefield.

And when the country's labor force was already in short supply, 400,000 young men were recruited to go to the battlefield.

It can be said that this battle was an attack involving all the strength of Japan. This was a battle in which even the school's training guns and the Guards Corps to protect the royal family were sent out.

During the Wuhan offensive, the troops remaining in Japan were reduced to only one division. It can be said that if another country makes a sneak attack on the Japanese mainland during this period, the Japanese mainland will be lost. It is such a huge responsibility and all the bets are really on it.

As a result, the new dog thief lied to him again!
The battle to conquer Wuhan lasted for four and a half months. In a battle that would overwhelm the country, we managed to capture the empty city of Wuhan?
China's millions of troops have all withdrawn, so what exactly did they fight?
Konoe actually knew something was wrong half a month into the war, so he came up with a backup plan at the Five-phase Meeting to use China to control China.

While fighting, we must prepare to make peace with the Chiang regime, because the war cannot continue on a large scale.

Therefore, the military department sent the head of the secret service, Qu Feiyuan, to carry out rebellion and peace talks.

Both things are done by the military, but this does not prevent the guards from being resentful of these dog thieves.

A bunch of dogs that know war.

He knew what these people were thinking. If a war broke out, they would be able to achieve military success. It would be much easier to get promoted than in peacetime. No one would want to come back.

So he sometimes wonders if some people are deliberately letting things go so that the war will never end.

While you can make meritorious deeds, you can also be greedy for military expenses.

Konoe doesn't mind if the treasury can support it.

But not the treasury.

No money!
More than half of the country's tax revenue is spent on military expenditures, and today they dare to ask for 60 billion!
Konoe is a little scared, the situation is not right now.

He had just heard his son say that people in Tokyo looked wrong and the atmosphere was wrong. He had somewhat come to his senses. If the situation was slow and difficult for a long time, domestic resentment would rise.

And if we continue to search for military expenses, it will be fine if we win. Once we lose, who among the citizens will know who is leading the troops? I only know his name as Prime Minister of the Imperial Guard.

The reputation of the head of the Gosaku family will be tarnished, and he will become a sinner throughout Japan!
And this is only for China, what about Soviet Russia? Stronger!

Millions of troops were waiting comfortably at the border, waiting to take action.

What if the Soviet Union makes a sneak attack when attacking China? With millions of soldiers dying in China, he couldn't even imagine what would happen in the country.

It's troublesome, it's very troublesome.

It was difficult for Konoe to think about it. Now he was really sitting in a crater, a crater that could wipe out the glory of the entire Konoe family at any time.

"Dad, what are you thinking about?" Fumitaka Konoe looked at his father with a gloomy expression.

Konoe Fumima was brought back from his thoughts and said: "I think it would be better for me to be buried somewhere after I die."

"Not really."

Konoe Fumitaka smiled relaxedly: "Actually, the situation is not that tense now. I feel pretty good in Shanghai. Everything is on track, much better than before."

"That's because Shanghai is the rear area. If you go to other places to see if you can have such a good life?"

Fumima Konoe stared and finished speaking, sighing: "But the good times are coming to an end. The economic situation is like this. Winter is approaching, so we have to prepare to live hungry."

"Is it so miserable? Even Shanghai will be affected?"

"What do you think?" After Konoe Fumima finished talking about things in the hospital, he asked, "Hey, did you get to know Fujita when you were in Shanghai?"

"Fujita Kazuki?"

"Yes, it's him, you know?"

"Of course, he is quite famous. He is the number one doctor in the concession and the number one heart surgeon in the world. Does the concession know who the commander of the military police is? How can he not recognize Fujita Kazuki?"

"What is this person's ability like?" Konoe Fumima was very interested.

"I've never met him." Konoe Fumitaka shook his head, "But I've heard others talk about him a lot.

He is very popular in the concession. After all, he is a doctor and others have to support him. Moreover, he is also the captain of the military police and has the power to enforce the law.

You said these two things combined, what can't he do in the concession?

So I know some businessmen who want to join him, but he is not short of money, and the door of Fujita Mansion is not easy to get in.

He is a doctor who earns a lot of money. I heard that a surgery costs several thousand dollars. Moreover, he is married to the daughter of the Yasuda family, so he is not short of money.

The people of the Yasuda family should have good vision, and this person should have good abilities.

I heard that he used to be an agent, and for this reason he was hunted down by the Chongqing government. Every time he went out, he had a large group of bodyguards. The Chongqing government wanted to kill him, but he killed dozens of people sent to assassinate him. "

"Really? He also worked as an agent?" Konoe Fumima was greatly surprised, "This experience is so bizarre, tell me about it."

Konoe Fumitaka recounted the experiences he had heard from hearsay. The rumors became more and more outrageous.

Fumima Konoe just heard this, and he was quite happy at first, until he heard that the recent assassinations in Shanghai were showing signs of resurgence, and someone in the Shanghai newspaper expressed concern about Shanghai's economy, and he felt like he was being pricked with needles. It hurts just as much.

"Is the situation in Shanghai going to get worse? The people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs didn't communicate with me. He said it was quite stable. Why is there another assassination?"

Konoe Wenlong had a general idea and said while eating the food, "Dad, you said it has been quiet for a while, but suddenly dozens of people were beaten to death in the French Concession late at night, and their bodies were dumped near Hongkou.

There are machine guns and mines in the British and American concessions. There must be something wrong with this. The reporter said that it was an internal strife among the Japanese, as if it was for the drug market. "

Konoe Futaka raised an eyebrow: "Coincidentally, during those days, Madoka Doi went to Shanghai."

"I know about the drugs. The military told me that there is insufficient funding, and they are trying to find ways to subsidize the military expenses."

As Konoe Fumima spoke, his expression changed: "You mean Fujita Kazuki is not a fat man?"

"Probably not." Konoe Futaka sneered: "It is rumored that behind the Shanghai gang leader is Fujita Kazuki, helping him manage the low-level people in Shanghai, but this gang sells drugs, and Doi Madoka also sells drugs. You think, can Is there no contradiction?"

Konoe Fumima nodded slightly, thought for a while and said, "This matter is quite interesting."

He didn't care whether he was a drug dealer or not, but the fact that the military headquarters could pick someone who could not deal with Doi Madoka and his gang, and he was a powerful person, was the focus of his concern.

Can you really bear to not be Prime Minister?

That's impossible.

It's just that the military has been unable to be controlled, which is the most boring thing.

All war-related matters were out of control, and he was kept hidden and used like a fool.

Then why do you need to be the prime minister and take the blame?
If he had followed his idea and conquered Shanghai at that time, he should have negotiated with the Chongqing government on the spot and separatized Shanghai and Zhejiang in a short time.

In this way, by controlling the largest city in the Far East and having a steady flow of foreign exchange coming in, the domestic economy can be improved.

And the power of the military will not be so rampant.

In this way, we can advance, attack, retreat or defend, and use our hands to defend against Soviet Russia. This is the right path, just like Manchuria back then.

Now the entire army is out of control.

"What's wrong? Are you interested in Fujita Kazuki?"

"Really interested."

Konoe Fumima nodded, "I found that the relationship behind these people in the military is very complicated. There are many people from the Mitsui Mitsubishi faction. I originally considered this and wanted to pick someone without a faction, and deliberately transferred one from the Chinese battlefield. He was appointed as Prime Minister, but in the end he was still from the Mitsui faction.

It is too difficult to do something. They are all a kidnapped group, kidnapped by interests and kidnapped by their subordinates. Mitsui wants money, and his subordinates want credit, pushing them forward. They dare not stop at all, and they will not stop. .

This group of people gathered together and didn't listen to my orders at all. I was thinking of finding someone to help me pry the military headquarters.

I've been looking for a long time and couldn't find such a person.

It's not that there was nothing. There once was Major General Wanji Ishihara, the director of the Operations Department of the General Staff Headquarters.

During the Luqiao Incident, I asked him to come forward to fight the radical faction in the military department, but unfortunately, he failed.

Mitsui Mitsubishi's series of people are very capable of working together, and at that time many people in the army expected to take full action against China.

He failed miserably. All the people in his department were purged and sent to North Korea and Taiwan. He himself was also removed from the position of minister and sent to Manchuria as the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

From then on, I wanted to do something in the military department, but it was even harder to know what to do. "

"Head of the Operations Department, Major General, people in this position sound very capable, but he is not good at it. What do you think of Fujita and Kiyuki?" Konoe Fumitaka thought that his father was a little confused.

"To be honest, I'm not sure, but this person has advantages that others don't have."

At least he has a good relationship with the emperor, and he has the Yasuda family behind him. The Yasuda family should also have people who support him.

In this way, if he adds his own help, Konoe Fumima feels that it is not impossible to leverage it.

At least give it a try.

If this doesn't work, he really has to consider his options.

The reputation of the Konoe family must not be destroyed.

But how to get Fujita and Qing to cooperate with him is a problem.

"Don't go to Shanghai yet. Come with me. We, Corporal Lixian, will invite him in person. By the way, we can also talk to the head of the Yasuda family."

(End of this chapter)